Who are the reaal Nazis? Yasser Arafat and PLO’s organization Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade massacres Jews and call Israels anti-terrorist fence «a Nazi wall which will not stop us attacking»
Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claim Jerusalem bus bombing
By Anshel Pfeffer, Arnon Regular and Ran Reznik,
Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and News Agencies
22 February 2004
The Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Jerusalem on Egged bus No. 14, in which six men and one woman were killed and sixty-six people were wounded Sunday morning.
One of the seven people killed in the blast was identified Sunday as Lior Azulai, 18, who studied at the Gymnasia Rehavia high school in the capital. Nine other school pupils were wounded in the attack.
A statement released by the militant group, associated with PA Chairman Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction, named the bomber as Mohammed Za’el, 23, from the village of Hussan near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and made a reference to the security fence being built by Israel.
Za’el was married and a father to a child. His wife is reportedly pregnant.
The communique called the barrier «a Nazi wall which will not stop us attacking». The statement also claimed the attack was in retaliation for the Israel Defense Forces’ killing of 15 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on February 11.
Prior to the official claim of responsibility, Hezbollah television station Al-Manar reported that the suicide bombing was executed on behalf of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, and named the bomber.
One person is still in critical condition at the Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem. Five people remain in serious condition and two suffer from moderate wounds.
The attack came just a day before the International Court of Justice in The Hague is to begin hearings on the West Bank separation fence Israel says is crucial for keeping out bombers.
The blast took place at around 8:30 A.M. in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Rehavia, near Liberty Bell Park. The bus, travelling to the Beit Hakerem neighborhood, is usually very crowded at this time of day.
According to Israel Radio, a Ministry of Transportation security guard scoured the bus and got off three stops prior to the place of the explosion.
IDF troops on Sunday placed the entire region around West Bank city of Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, under closure and sealed off the village of Hussan, where the suicide bomber lived.
The bomber’s family began removing furniture and belongings from the house, fearing an IDF demolition.
All the wounded were evacuated from the scene of the blast to Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Hadassah University Hospital, Mt Scopus, Bikur Holim and Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the capital.
Police said they were investigating small traces of a chemical that was out of the ordinary, but believed it may have come from a can of spray carried by a passenger.
A Palestinian suicide bomber last struck in Jerusalem on January 29, killing 11 people on a bus
Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claim Jerusalem bus bombing
By Anshel Pfeffer, Arnon Regular and Ran Reznik,
Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and News Agencies
22 February 2004
The Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Jerusalem on Egged bus No. 14, in which six men and one woman were killed and sixty-six people were wounded Sunday morning.
One of the seven people killed in the blast was identified Sunday as Lior Azulai, 18, who studied at the Gymnasia Rehavia high school in the capital. Nine other school pupils were wounded in the attack.
A statement released by the militant group, associated with PA Chairman Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction, named the bomber as Mohammed Za’el, 23, from the village of Hussan near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and made a reference to the security fence being built by Israel.
Za’el was married and a father to a child. His wife is reportedly pregnant.
The communique called the barrier «a Nazi wall which will not stop us attacking». The statement also claimed the attack was in retaliation for the Israel Defense Forces’ killing of 15 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on February 11.
Prior to the official claim of responsibility, Hezbollah television station Al-Manar reported that the suicide bombing was executed on behalf of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, and named the bomber.
One person is still in critical condition at the Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem. Five people remain in serious condition and two suffer from moderate wounds.
The attack came just a day before the International Court of Justice in The Hague is to begin hearings on the West Bank separation fence Israel says is crucial for keeping out bombers.
The blast took place at around 8:30 A.M. in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Rehavia, near Liberty Bell Park. The bus, travelling to the Beit Hakerem neighborhood, is usually very crowded at this time of day.
According to Israel Radio, a Ministry of Transportation security guard scoured the bus and got off three stops prior to the place of the explosion.
IDF troops on Sunday placed the entire region around West Bank city of Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, under closure and sealed off the village of Hussan, where the suicide bomber lived.
The bomber’s family began removing furniture and belongings from the house, fearing an IDF demolition.
All the wounded were evacuated from the scene of the blast to Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Hadassah University Hospital, Mt Scopus, Bikur Holim and Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the capital.
Police said they were investigating small traces of a chemical that was out of the ordinary, but believed it may have come from a can of spray carried by a passenger.
A Palestinian suicide bomber last struck in Jerusalem on January 29, killing 11 people on a bus
