Israel destroys Beit Jalla home of suicide bomber

Jerusalem Post ^ | Aug. 1, 2002 | THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF

[Conagher]

The IDF destroyed the home of a suicide bomber early Thursday morning. Haza Yusuf blew himself up in a Jerusalem felafel stand on Tuesday wounding seven, the IDF said in a statement.

Military sources said the destruction was a deterrent measure to show that such actions have a price.

The bomber lived in the town of Beit Jalla adjacent to the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

(With the Associated Press)

[Conagher]

Sounds like a good start!

[P-Marlowe]

They should just destroy the whole town.

[the crow]

I wonder if they bothered to clear the house of "innocents".

Would have been a waste of time.

[Robear]

I dunno, if someone murdered one of my family members and all they did was bulldoze the murderer's house, I think I'd probably feel more than a little angry at my government.

[Conagher]

That's why I said it's a good start.

At least they're doing something, and it's relatively soon, unlike our beloved government, which would do a lot of hemming and hawing, have committee meetings, sprinkle in a few pontifications, then bomb the wrong house.

[ImphClinton]

The town and everyone in it. If they even killed the families these bombings would stop in quick order.

[doug from upland]

I'm afraid it is not going to stop. For the first time ever, a war is being fought in which one side does not care if its children are casualities. Before we are through, we may have to kill a billion of the animals.

[jz638]

I bet he'll never do that again.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

Is this an implicit green light to nuke Saudi Arabia for 9/11?? If so, I'm all for it.

[Balding_Eagle]

Before we are through, we may have to kill a billion of the animals.

Then we had better get right to it, and get it over with.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Before we are through, we may have to kill a billion of the animals.

Locked and loaded -- self preservation bump.

[A6M3]

It is a start, but barely. When a suicide bomber kills himself it should result in a death sentence for every living member of his family including those living abroad. Therefore, instead of a suicide bomber killing X amount of people, it would now take a suicide family to do the same amount of damage. Of course Saddam will relish such an action by Isreal because he won't have to pay out the $25,000 reward anymore.

[GVnana]

Of course Saddam will relish such an action by Isreal because he won't have to pay out the $25,000 reward anymore.

What I want to know is: If these families are so noble about taking the $25K, why don't Mom and Dad give the money to the kids and go blow themselves up?

[Mark17]

Before we are through, we may have to kill a billion of the animals.

Is that how many Muslims there are in the world? I don't see this ever stopping either, without some heavy duty action.

[lindaloo]

The only way to stop the terrorist attacks on Israel is to remove Arafat. Not kill, him just remove him and put him someplace else. That is the only threat the PA will listen to. The tit for tat approach no longer works.

[doug from upland]

MUSLIM POPULATION STATS

[Mark17]

It looks like there is a ton of them around the world. BTW, I see you are also up late.

[doug from upland]

In adding some of the columns, it is way over a billion.

[Mark17]

In adding some of the columns, it is way over a billion.

Looks like urban warfare. I suggest you keep your powder dry.

[EternalLife]

For the first time ever, a war is being fought in which one side does not care if its children are casualities.

I wish it were the first time that children were ever used in a war, but it's not. In WWII Nazi Germany recruited 8 million young boys, called "Hitler's youth" to fight for the motherland.