'When there's a terror attack, the whole village celebrates'

Arutz Sheva ^ | 13/6/16 | Shimon Cohen

[Eleutheria5]

Reports of wild celebrations in Arab villages and neighborhoods following last week’s deadly terror attack in the Sarona Market in Tel Aviv left many shocked and horrified. Yet such expressions of joy and satisfaction following murderous acts of terrorism are hardly new, and have become a frequent occurrence after such attacks.

Perhaps the most well-publicized celebrations came in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, when Arabs across Judea, Samaria, Gaza, and eastern Jerusalem were filmed cheering and handing out candy.

For one young woman, however, these spontaneous expressions of celebration were not merely disgusting or disturbing – they were a frightening reminder of the danger she lived with every single day.

Sarah (whose real name has been withheld to protect her identity) spoke with Arutz Sheva about the four years she lived in Yatta, the home village of the two terrorists responsible for last week’s murderous attack in Tel Aviv. During her time in Yatta, Sarah told Arutz Sheva, she saw regular expressions of joy and support for terror attacks – support, she said, which was shared by the entire village.

“There is no joy like the [joy] they have when something like this happens,” said Sarah. “They talk about it in every house. It becomes the talk of the town. Everyone rejoices and is happy; both men and women.”

When terrorism was on the rise, Sarah recalls, even those closest to her in the village, including her husband’s family, grew hostile.

“On the one hand they looked at me strangely, as if they wanted to murder me; on the other hand they praised me for being there and becoming one of them. But at the end of the day I suffered from a lot of racism....

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[realcleanguy]

If and if is a very large word, should the progressive grow a pair and decide to join the fight I still don’t know if I would trust them on the battlefield. They have proven themselves unworthy. And I cannot afford to have a flank collapse because they were too scared to fight. I might only trust them cleaning bandages and setting up tents, but I can’t have them watch my back

[Eleutheria5]

Did the Order of the Phoenix induct the Malfoys, just because they backed off of their support for Lord Voldemort? Are Mammet or Joe Piscapo now freepers, just because they changed their affiliations? Cleaning bandages? Hah. They’d have to clean latrines to prove their commitments before we let them dress wounds or set up tents.

[SJackson]

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'When there's a terror attack, the whole village Ummah celebrates'

[sauropod]

I don’t! They struck first.

I lost a friend on 9/11. Also had a Syrian officemate for about five years.

[TomasUSMC]

I think that them cheering IS about cheering their side.

This is war, U.S. against ISLUM.
They cheer against U.S. and we cheer against them...ISLUM.

[phoneman08]

OK. I follow what you mean here.

And it does enrage me every time I see a celebration rejoicing in the death of civilians.

The celebrants should be mindful that there can come a point where this country can become outraged such that their civilians become a target too. Just ask the Germans and Japanese.

[garjog]

“I don’t condone it. But, lets not get all worked up about it either.”

Yes, it proves they are the enemy and not misrepresented by the terrorists.

[Vermont Lt]

This is news to you?

[dennisw]

I read her account at the source..... THANKS

[Rocketwolf68]

There’s a little difference between fighting between terrorists and a uniformed military and attacks on innocent civilians by murderous whacknuts in the cult of islam.