Jihad slaughters 6 in Tel Aviv
Hamas-allied terrorists not expected to be punished
By Ryan Jones
April 17th, 2006
A Palestinian Arab "suicide" bomber blew himself up in southern Tel Aviv early Monday afternoon, murdering six Israelis and wounding at least 30 others, 15 of who were listed in serious condition.The attack occured just outside Tel Aviv's old central bus station in the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood, a new favorite target of "Palestinian" bombers. It came despite a full military closure on the Palestinian Authority-controlled areas to protect Israel's Jews from such atrocities during the Passover holiday.
Security officials described the bomb as "very large," and images of damaged buildings on Israeli TV attested to the tremendous force of the blast.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a close ally of the PA's ruling Hamas faction, claimed credit for the bloody massacre.
In March, Hamas Interior Minister Saed Siyam told Reuters that no member of any of the various "Palestinian" terror groups would be punished under his regime for killing Israelis.
"The day will never come when any Palestinian would be arrested because of his political affiliation or because of resisting the occupation."
Following that statement, defense officials reported a marked rise in attempted "suicide" bombings. The number of terror warnings spiked to over 80 just before the start of Passover last week.Assured that the PA will do nothing to bring those responsible for Monday's slaughter to justice or prevent additional attacks, Israel is likely to feel it has no choice but to immediately take matters into its own hands.