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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Without Prior Warning, West Bank Terror Spills Into Israel
2013-12-24
[Ynet] Analysis: Rising tensions, frequent incitement in West Bank, motivated by Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,' growing involvement, is possible explanation of bus bombing attack. Increase in number of festivities between IDF, Paleostinians in West Bank bodes poorly for possible calm. Source: Paleostinians not interested in intifada

The Shin Bet and the police's working hypothesis is that the Bat Yam bombing was executed due to nationalistic motives. Or in other words, it was presumably perpetrated by a Paleostinian terrorist. However,
some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves...
caution is advised: This assessment is based on a preliminary investigation.

Michael Yagur ordered the dozen people on bus no. 240 to safety moments before bomb hidden in knapsack exploded by sappers

Security forces did not receive any intelligence regarding the possibility of a looming terror attack -- not on public transportation or anywhere. Lacking any advance warning, a specific and detailed investigation now needs to be conducted, with small bits of intelligence information being cross-checked in a bid to find the perpetrators.

Despite the lack of prior warning, it is impossible to ignore the fact that in recent months there has been a surge in anti-Israel incitement and nationalistic sentiment among Paleostinians in the West Bank, which have already resulted in the deaths of Israelis. The number of violent festivities between the IDF and Paleostinians has also been on the rise in recent months, resulting in preventive fire on the part of the IDF.

A security bigshot told Ynet that "the Paleostinian public is not interested in a third intifada and a deterioration of the security situation," but we must not forget that Hamas is also trying to put terror attacks into motion using West Bank operatives to compensate for the restrain it has shown and lack of terror attacks it has launched from Gazoo. Some of these West Bank based activities are being led by released Paleostinians prisoners and even by some still serving time in jail. Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
as well as other radical jihadists and Salafist groups have also been growing increasingly active in the West Bank.

Feeding desire for vengeance
As a result of these activities and the Shin Bet and the IDF's terror prevention operations some 16 Paleostinians have been killed in the West Bank and Gazoo during the last year. Only this week four Paleostinians were killed, two in the West Bank and two in Gazoo. These numbers feed the desire for vengeance among Death Eaters and could be the driving force behind Sunday's bus bombing.

The speed with which Hamas and other Gazoo-based Paleostinian terrorist groups responded to the incident strengthens suspicions according to which they had an either direct or indirect hand in the bombing.

Nonetheless, we should remember that it is also possible the attack is not nationalistically motivated. The decision to treat the incident as a terror attack stems from the manner and style in which the attack was undertaken. An bomb placed on a bus is intended to indiscriminately harm the largest amount of people possible. This type of attack is rarely the form of a criminally motivated attack, which usually targets specific individuals or groups in an attempt to exact Dire Revenge™ or send a message.

Luckily, the quick evacuation of bus travelers and the driver prevented massive loss of life. The blast was small, but if the bus had been full the shock could have caused serious damage to bus-riders, including deafening them and causing internal bleeding or worse.

Nonetheless, it is worth noting that the bus driver and passengers who opened the bag and found it crawling with wires acted carelessly and irresponsibly.

Just opening the bag could have detonated the explosive. In these cases, the right course of action is to report the existence of the abandoned bag, evacuate the scene as fast as possible and then wait for the police to arrive.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Pack those same "Activists" on the bus, set off the explosive, and wait for the Police ato rrive. (You'll understand if they're late)
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-12-24 15:41  

#1  Unexpectedly.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-12-24 12:46  

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