Suicide bomber cried for mercy, then murdered those who gave it to her

Suicide bomber Reem Raiyshi holding a rifle and a Qur'an (AP)

"Additional details of yesterday's murderous terrorist bombing in northern Gaza that claimed the lives of four Israelis paint a frightful picture of a woman [Reem Raiyshi] who cried for mercy - and seconds later coldly murdered those who bestowed it upon her." This from Arutz Sheva, with thanks to Bruce Gordon.

"The suicide attack was perpetrated by a young woman, the mother of two children aged 3 and 1 - the first time that Hamas has employed such a weapon, and the seventh female suicide bomber of the Oslo War. It is now known that she made her way to the checkpoint without arousing suspicion, but when she passed through the electronic door, the alarm sounded, and the guard on duty turned her away. She began to cry that she had a metal implant in her leg, and the same guard then apparently took pity on her, and allowed her in for a body check - and then she killed him.

"Brig.-Gen. (res.) Tzvi Poleg, who served in the past as IDF Commander in Gaza, said this morning that the attack might have been prevented: 'Wherever you have easing of restrictions, you have attacks. If we were just a little less humanitarian, this attack would not have happened - or at least it would have been less costly. It is unacceptable that a terrorist should arrive at the checkpoint and not be checked. Even when a woman comes in crying that her leg hurts, we must not be too humanitarian. We always want to be nice, and good, and sensitive - but not at the expense of our sons. Wherever this happens, the terrorist organizations will see it as a weakness, and will take advantage to carry out attacks.'

"The results of Arab/PA incitement and hatred for Israel were manifest not only in yesterday's attack, but in the videotape the terrorist mother made before her death. Smiling and cradling a rifle, she said that she had dreamed since she was 13 years old of 'becoming a martyr' and dying for her people. 'It was always my wish to turn my body into deadly shrapnel against the Zionists and to knock on the doors of heaven with the skulls of Zionists,' she said."

Who told her she could get to heaven that way? What are Muslim authorities in the PA doing about it? Never mind: they're the ones who told her:

"Hamas terrorist leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin said yesterday that Hamas will continue to use women terrorists for suicide attacks. He said that 'jihad [holy war] is an imperative for Muslim men and women,' and that 'resistance will escalate against this enemy until they leave our land and homeland.'"

Posted by Robert at January 15, 2004 10:27 AM
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