Earlier this week, an American teenage girl in Israel was murdered in her bedroom by a Palestinian who broke into her home while she slept. The 17 year old attacker stabbed the 13 year old girl repeatedly and she bled to death. After the girl's parents heard the commotion, the attacker fled. The alarm was raised and police shot the killer as he fled holding the bloody knife.
That is an awful news story. Here's what is worse: The Palestinian Authority published a story about the attack and described the killer as a "martyr". According to the PA, the martyr was shot on the pretext of an "alleged" stabbing. The PA turned a murderer of a young girl into a hero, indeed a martyr for the Palestinian cause.
The next time someone tells you that the Israelis are intransigent and are the reason why there is no peace between Israel and the Palestinians, remember this story. Remember that the government of the Palestinians not only condones the murder of innocent children but also names the murderer a hero. That is not a group with which the Israelis can make peace; at least not if they hope to survive that peace.
That is an awful news story. Here's what is worse: The Palestinian Authority published a story about the attack and described the killer as a "martyr". According to the PA, the martyr was shot on the pretext of an "alleged" stabbing. The PA turned a murderer of a young girl into a hero, indeed a martyr for the Palestinian cause.
The next time someone tells you that the Israelis are intransigent and are the reason why there is no peace between Israel and the Palestinians, remember this story. Remember that the government of the Palestinians not only condones the murder of innocent children but also names the murderer a hero. That is not a group with which the Israelis can make peace; at least not if they hope to survive that peace.
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