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Not enough missions for wannabe 'martyrs' By Aaron Klein July 9, 2004 In an interview yesterday with an Arab television network, a chief Hamas spokesman said there are more bombers willing to kill themselves than available suicide missions and stressed the importance of females and children joining the jihad to reach "high security areas which male Palestinian mujahedeen cannot easily reach." in areas where construction is the most advanced. Between April and December 2002, for example, before construction of the fence in Samaria, 17 suicide attacks were committed by terrorists infiltrating from that area. But in all of 2003, after the construction of the Samaria section of the fence, there were only five attacks in Israel proper emanating from the area, usually through vulnerabilities in the fence that were immediately remedied. WorldNetDaily In the interview, a translation of which was obtained by WND, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Al-Majd TV, a United Arab Emirates religious channel, "There is a widespread misconception, propagated by the Zionist enemy, that there are recruiters among the Palestinian fighters who look for martyrdom bombers. The opposite is true – the martyrdom bombers are the ones looking for the resistance factions in order to commit martyrdom operations." He continued, "We are talking about hundreds of martyrdom bombers waiting in line to commit martyrdom operations. The factions' inability to supply enough operations for all of them is the only obstacle preventing them all from committing martyrdom operations." Zuhri was joined by Faraj Shalhoub, an expert on Palestinian affairs, who explained that Palestinians aren't blowing themselves up out of frustration with the occupation or because of poor living conditions; rather the willingness to become a "martyr" originates from a deep religious conviction instilled in the Palestinians by their spiritual leaders. "The level of faith among a wide sector of the young believers instills in them the concept of jihad. ... They are committed even before they reach the fighting stage. They are committed to their cause and draw their belief in it from the mosque," said Shalhoub. Shalhoub stressed the importance of physical and mental health, and said those wishing to become suicide bombers should expect a vigorous and competitive training and selection process. He said, "The first to be selected are the most believing, whose conviction is the deepest, because they have the greatest chance of persevering to the very last minute." Palestinian suicide bombers go through several training stages, Shalhoub explained. Physical training is important because "a martyrdom operation, whether the storming of a settlement or an explosion, requires physical strength so the mujaheed can reach the final stages of the operation." Mental preparation includes intense studying of the Quran with the spiritual department of the particular Palestinian terrorist faction running the recruitment. Shalhoub says the suicide bomber "spends some time in religious ritual and intensive spiritual preparation until he reaches a certain level of conviction that pushes him to commit martyrdom, regardless of the fact that his mental readiness was high to begin with." Zuhri, though, recognized that Israel has been successful in countering Palestinian suicide bombings. The security fence is credited with blocking terrorists from entering, and targeted assassinations have been keeping Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders on the run and unable to plan attacks. Palestinians have been unable to carry out a single suicide mission inside Israel for almost half a year. Zuhri stressed the importance of females and children in becoming suicide bombers to more easily pass through the security fence and fool Israeli troops. "The Palestinian resistance, at times, purposely uses women in some operations that men cannot carry out, especially in high security areas, which male Palestinian mujahedeen cannot easily reach. This is why the Palestinian woman has an important role in the Palestinian resistance, and at times she may even have roles that the young male Palestinian mujaheed cannot fulfill," said Zuhri. "There are hundreds of female martyrdom bombers who stream en masse and insist on participating in martyrdom operations," Zuhri explained. "This is a unique phenomenon, reflecting the live spirit of jihad among the Palestinian people." At least 21 fatal attacks against Israeli civilians in just one year, 2003: Jan 2, 2003 - The charred body of Massoud Makhluf Alon, 72, from Menahemiya in the Lower Galilee, was found in the northern Jordan Valley in his burned out car. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the murder. Jan 12, 2003 - Eli Biton, 48, of Moshav Gadish was killed and four people wounded when terrorists infiltrated the community and opened fire. Two terrorists were killed by Israeli forces. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Mar 19, 2003 - Zion Boshirian, 51, of Mevo Dotan was shot and killed while driving in his car between Mevo Dotan and Shaked in northern Samaria. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. May 4, 2003 - The body of Tali Weinberg, 26, of Beit Aryeh, was discovered in a garage in Rosh Ha'ayin with numerous stab wounds. The suspect, Weinberg's boyfriend, arrested on June 11, a 21-year-old Arab resident of Kafr Qasem, is believed to have carried out the murder as part of a "loyalty test" administered by Palestinian terrorist organizations. May 5, 2003 - Gideon Lichterman, 27, of Ahiya, was killed and two other passengers, his six-year-old daughter Moriah and a reserve soldier, were seriously wounded when terrorists fired shots at their vehicle near Shvut Rachel, in Samaria. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. May 11, 2003 - Zion David, 53, of Givat Ze'ev near Jerusalem, was shot in the head and killed by Palestinian terrorists in a roadside ambush half a kilometer from Ofra, north of Jerusalem. Both Fatah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack. May 17, 2003 - Gadi Levy and his wife Dina, aged 31 and 37, of Kiryat Arba were killed by a suicide bomber in Hebron. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. May 19, 2003 - Kiryl Shremko, 22, of Afula; Hassan Ismail Tawatha, 41, of Jisr a-Zarqa; and Avi Zerihan, 36, of Beit Shean were killed and about 70 people were wounded in a suicide bombing at the entrance to the Amakim Mall in Afula. The Islamic Jihad and the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades both claimed responsibility for the attack. June 12, 2003 - Avner Maimon, 51, of Netanya, was found shot to death in his car near Yabed in northern Samaria. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. June 17, 2003 - Noam Leibowitz, 7, of Yemin Orde was killed and three members of her family wounded in a shooting attack near the Kibbutz Eyal junction on the Trans-Israel Highway. The terrorist fired from the outskirts of the West Bank city of Kalkilya. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command claimed responsibility for the attack. June 19, 2003 - Avner Mordechai, 58, of Moshav Sde Trumot, was killed when a suicide bomber blew up in his grocery on Sde Trumot, south of Beit Shean. The suicide bomber was killed. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. June 26, 2003 - Amos (Amit) Mantin, 31, of Hadera, a Bezeq employee, was killed in a shooting attack in the Israeli Arab town of Baka al-Garbiyeh. The shots were fired by a Palestinian teenager, who was apprehended by police. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. July 7, 2003 - Mazal Afari, 65, of Moshav Kfar Yavetz was killed in her home on Monday evening and three of her grandchildren lightly wounded in a terrorist suicide bombing. The remains of the bomber were also found in the wreckage of the house. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. July 15, 2003 - Amir Simhon, 24, of Bat Yam was killed when a Palestinian armed with a long-bladed knife stabbed passersby on Tel Aviv's beachfront promenade, after a security guard prevented him from entering the Tarabin cafe and was wounded. The terrorist, who was shot and apprehended, is a member of the Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which claimed responsibility for the attack. Aug 10, 2003 - Haviv Dadon, 16, of Shlomi, was struck in the chest and killed by shrapnel from an anti-aircraft shell fired by Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon. Four others were wounded. Aug 12, 2003 - Yehezkel (Hezi) Yekutieli, 43, of Rosh Ha'ayin, was killed by a teenaged Palestinian suicide bomber who detonated himself at the local supermarket. Aug 29, 2003 - Shalom Har-Melekh, 25, of Homesh was killed in a shooting attack while driving northeast of Ramallah. His wife, Limor, who was seven months pregnant, sustained moderate injuries, and gave birth to a baby girl by Caesarean section. The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. Sept 9, 2003 - Nine IDF soldiers were killed and 30 people were wounded in a suicide bombing at a hitchhiking post for soldiers outside a main entrance to the Tzrifin army base and Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. The victims: Senior Warrant Officer Haim Alfasi, 39, of Haifa; Chief Warrant Officer Yaakov Ben-Shabbat, 39, of Pardes Hanna; Cpl. Mazi Grego, 19, of Holon; Capt. Yael Kfir, 21, of Ashkelon; Cpl. Felix Nikolaichuk, 20, of Bat Yam; Sgt. Yonatan Peleg, 19, of Moshav Yanuv; Sgt. Efrat Schwartzman, 19, of Moshav Ganei Yehuda; and Cpl. Prosper Twito, 20, of Upper Nazareth. Sgt. Liron Siboni, 19, of Ramat Gan died of her wounds on November 19. Sept 26, 2003 - Eyal Yeberbaum, 27, and seven-month-old Shaked Avraham, both of Negohot, south of Hebron, were killed during the holiday meal on the eve of Rosh Hashana in the Yeberbaum home when a Palestinian terrorist who infiltrated the settlement opened fire with an M-16 assault rifle. The terrorist was killed by IDF forces. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. Nov 22, 2003 - Two Israeli security guards, Ilya Reiger, 58, of Jerusalem, and Samer Fathi Afan, 25, of the Bedouin village Uzeir near Nazareth, were shot dead at a construction site along the route of the security fence near Abu Dis in East Jerusalem. The Jenin Martyrs' Brigades, affiliated with Fatah, claimed responsibility for the attack. Dec 25, 2003 - Adva Fisher, 20, of Kfar Sava; St.-Sgt. Noam Leibowitz, 22, of Elkana; Cpl. Angelina Shcherov, 19, of Kfar Sava; and Cpl. Rotem Weinberger, 19, of Kfar Sava were killed and over 20 people were wounded in a suicide bombing at a bus stop at the Geha Junction, east of Tel Aviv, near Petah Tikva. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack. What constitutes a "Declaration of War" if non-stop murderous provoking does not? They teach their children to 'sacrifice' themselves by 'sending them through the fire', preparing the next generation for more of the same. SEE} GAZA'S KILLING SCHOOL They're even willing to send in "females and children" admitting that they plan to take advantage of any compassion that is left. The Koran commands these attacks. The proof of that can be found at the mouth of their very own 'allah'! You can argue that Islam is a 'religion of peace' till the cows come home, but in the end...the words say what they say! They say to slay the 'infidels'. [Infidels -- for speaking better things than the Koran's 'allah', who commands his own to murder those who do] None of this world's leaders are addressing the facts. They have lost their ability to see what's being planted. It is destruction. Mighty destruction. It is 'ethnic cleansing' that has become acceptable to a heartless world.
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