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| The body of the human bomb who exploded in the Sbarro restaurant was - inexplicably - handed over by Israel to the PA who buried him in Tubus, northern Samaria, with extravagant military and civic honor on April 30, 2014, just 5 days ago. Ranking PA officials were present, as was a sea of Hamas flags. |
To commemorate Remembrance Day, it seems Prime Minister
Netanyahu has dealt us yet another blow. He has been consistently generous that
way.
In 2011, he released our child‘s murderer, Ahlam Tamimi, perpetrator
of the Sbarro massacre, as part
of the Shalit deal. She had confessed and been sentenced to 16 life terms with
the judge’s recommendation that she never be released in any future deals.
But who cares about justice?
Our impassioned pleas to keep her imprisoned were ignored by Mr.
Netanyahu. The numerous letters my husband and I sent him elicited not even a
one word response. He told the media that he had written to all the victims of
terror to apologize about that release. It was a lie. We have checked, and
no such letters ever existed.
But who cares about the victims?
Mr. Netanyahu said certain of the released murderers were being
exiled. Tamimi was one of them. After carrying 10 kg of explosives into
Jerusalem, she “pulled the trigger:” by escorting the suicide bomber right up
to the target she had chosen and giving him his final instructions. Mr.
Netanyahu had her sent to Jordan – her birthplace and home until a year before
the massacre. Some exile.
But who cares about the truth?
The blows kept coming. Tamimi, the freed convicted murderer
who had smiled on camera to hear that her fifteen victims included eight
children, was not happy. She told the media that she hankered for her
fiance/cousin. He was also a murderer, and also freed in the Shalit deal. But
his release conditions barred his exit from the West Bank.
Her pleas did move
Mr. Netanyahu. Before our personal petition to the High Court against it could
be heard, Mr. Netanyahu granted the murderer free passage to Amman. The
happy couple were married a few weeks later.
But who cares about a signed commitment?
And now Mr. Netanyahu has decided that the Palestinian Authority
deserves to have the body of Tamimi’s weapon. The remains of the bomber, Izz
al-Din Al Masri, were received joyfully this
week by an enemy that has made us no concessions and is freshly reconciled with
Hamas. Mr. Netanyahu did not consult with any of the families of the Sbarro
massacre victims. He did not even notify us of his decision prior to the
release. There is not a trace of logic in the move.
But who cares about logic?
This release is a gift that the Palestinians do not deserve. It
will reward and embolden terror organizations everywhere. Mr. Netanyahu’s fire
and brimstone does not fool terrorists. His repeated gifts to them convey the
truth: he is afraid to confront them. He is unable to lead. He can only deliver
empty rhetoric.
But who cares about fighting terrorism?
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