IDF: PA police killed settler Ido Zoldan in West Bank last week

"..put their own people in the middle of a crossfire"? What crossfire? This man's only "crime" was innocently driving down a road. There was no crossfire. The ONLY fire came from the murderers. Israeli settlers, and soldiers, do not shoot at innocent drivers, or there's be a whole lot more dead Palestinians - and not just those caught in the act of launching rockets at Israel. You're attempt to justify the indefensible is itself indefensible. Maybe pick up the banner for a real issue, like the unfair punishment of rape victims, or killing daughters because of family "honor," or imprisoning a woman because of a teddy bear's name, or forcibly converting and killing Gazan Christians.

to arabia including peres, olmert, bibi, beilin, barak.

Dear David, Although I am a Zionist who took my Jewish responsibility to immigrate to Israel, I never demanded on these pages that Jews should come to live in Israel. But when someone writes "May Hashem avenge his blood", I can't keep my mouth shut. What does he mean? that the killer will be hit by a lightning coming straight from God? No he wishes me and my children to go out as soldiers and vengeance. This is a so hypocritical, especial for a religious person, a rabbi who should know that most of the mitzvot can only be fulfilled if you live in Israel. PATHETIC! Learn that we Israelis do not take vengeance. We defend us and our Jewish country. take it as a lesson of Hanukkah. Pass it on to your children when you eat the sweet Sofganiot

Well thats what happens when you settle your citizens illegally in the middle of a war zone - much needs to be said of Israel and their willingness to put their own people in the middle of a crossfire. Having said this Israel kills far more Palestinian civilians on their own land - this 'settler' should have stayed in the Ukraine.

Judging by your name--it's courageous of you to be truthful and point that out.

Well we know where the land for these families to live and for the bypass roads to help protect them from the natives will come from. No, I don't care for the thought that this smiling young guy in the photo is dead, but this project to either ethnically cleanse the West Bank or turn Palestine into Bantusans is madness.

Could our leaders, nominally responsible for welfare of Israeli citizens, in good faith declare that there is no connection between their "gestures" to the PA and it's murder of innocents? Whether they choose to take responsibility for their horrendous lack of judgment and their indifference to the consequences of their actions. They bear the guilt. They should be made to pay the price and return their mandate to the people.

How are Olmert and company going to rationalize the murder of an Israeli citizen by Palestinian "policeman" for the heinous crime of living a joyous life in our ancient homeland? While Israel's foreign minister sits alone shunned by Arab diplomats, she might find Thomas Jefferson's account of his negotiations with the Barbary pirates enlightening.

And history repeats itself once again- Palestinian "security officers" kill Jews with US/Israeli weapons, PA leaders claim it's an "isolated incident." Hatred of Jews is not an isolated incident, it pervades Palestinian society. Giving Palestinians titles like "security servicemen" doesn't make them stop hating Israel. When (and if) Israel gives PA officers clearance to enter Israel, suicide bombings will begin again. It's a fact. And it's not just about the Jews. Until Muslims begin to think of the life of any human being as sacred, the murders will continue.

in acts of mass murder of Jews!

I find it hard to believe that the Fatah Palestinian leadership can say they want peace with one hand and arm their own internal terrorists with the other. Abbas is a wolf in sheeps clothing struggling to keep the $$$ in his corrupt pockets. He is trying to fend off the inevitable Hamas assault which may or may not be the ultimate wish of the Palestinian electorate. However a "New" Hizballah in the West Bank is not out of the realm of reality. That is why Olmert is fervently clutching at straws to prop up Abbas. In the end the two conspirators Fatah and Hamas are waiting for the big plan to unfold. That is when they ultimately secure the return of territory through "moderation" and plan their final attack to liberate "Palestine" from the Jews.

Re: #9 dovale-- All jews have an interest in the welfare of their fellow jews whether they live in Israel or elsewhere. Instead of berating the rabbi he should be happy he is taking an interest. However, all dovale can do is whine about the rabbi not coming to Israel. How does dovale know the past contributions of the rabbi to the State of Israel and jews. Stop the evil talk.

So Olmert wants to give the PA more guns..... This is the result.

with automatic weapons was no other than the current President of Israel,Shimon Peres. This is an undisputable fact.

Dear Rabi, If you would have read the Torah more carefully and taken the concequenses of your religion, you would have comed to Israel to live here. Instead you sit on your comfortable toches in USA and critizice us. Come to live here, and I will as a secular Jew teach you what Chanuka is all about. Chag Sameach

What a tragedy. Such a wonderful young man cut down in his youth by the PLO with arms from Israel. May Hashem avenge his blood.

The fact that these terrorists were members of PA's "Security Services" says a lot about the reliability of these "services" Should Israel really expect them to arrest terrorists and keep order? Abbas cannot take care of his own house so how can Israel expect him to take care of his obligations?

Neither does israel. Most Israelis do not even accept the existence of the palestinian people. This arrest also fits comfortably into Olmerts declaration today that Israel does not accept tjhe roadmap. As it ensures the American news networks wil not report that particular gem. Only the arrest of these so called terrorists.

Yesterday I read that Prime Minister Mohammad Abbas of the Palestinian Authority does not want Israel to be a Jewish State. Today, I read that the murder of Ido Zoldan was committed by Palestinian Authority policemen. So what is the big difference between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority?

the guns used to kill this jew were supplied directly to the arabs by the government of israel. of course, you won't read that in haaretz, protector of all that is arabist. but since there is no shame in another dead kippa-wearing jew, this will get swept away, moving the line in the sand slightly more to the left. the ego of the greedy jews with the money and power in israeli media and business knows no bounds. when will this madness end already?

The Shoval family should sue Olmert and everyone else responsible for placing automatic weapons in these killers hands.

These PA Policemen will stop terrorism? They are the terrorists! Randomly shooting a civilian driver. How many people must die from this Oslo insanity. Face Reality, the PA, Hamas, the Palestinians rank and file, DO NOT WANT PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE.

There is no justification in the world to give automatic weapons to policemen. These weapons are so leathal and there is no need for policemen to carry assault weapons. This is exactly what happened during the intifada. If the very select PA policemen perhaps 1-2000 were given handguns this man would still be alive. STOP GIVING ASSAULT WEAPONS/ Machine guns to potential terrorists. The Israeli government has lost their mind. It was ridiculous to do it in 1994, but now after the intifada of 2000-3 it is unacceptable and I dare say those who authorized this are accomplices to murder!!!