- The Guardian newspaper, UK, 27 January 2006. This is a commonplace way of describing Hamas violence. It acknowledges the Hamas suicide bombings. But it also sanitises that violence by using the expression “armed resistance” and referring to Israeli “targets”. In fact, the “targets” are Israeli children, teenagers, men, women and the elderly going about their daily lives, who have been murdered in cold blood. This Briefing avoids all euphemisms about Hamas and describes the bombings which they have carried out against Israelis since 2001. Hamas has also carried out dozens of drive-by shootings, stabbings, machine-gun and sniper attacks and other attacks. And many further attacks have been foiled by Israeli forces. Since the Palestinian elections of January 2006, Hamas has refused to renounce violence, and its leaders claim the right to continue “armed resistance”. Hamas attacks on Israeli society and daily life No 32A bus, mainly carrying schoolchildren, Jerusalem. Sbarro pizzeria, Jerusalem. Snooker club, Rishon Lezion.
Park Hotel Passover meal, Netanya Teenagers on pedestrian precinct, Jerusalem. Western wall no2 bus carrying worshippers Moment café, Jerusalem. Shopping centre, Netanya Matza restaurant, Haifa. Dolphinarium discotheque, Tel-Aviv. Port facilities, Ashdod. Petrol station, Ariel. Beachfront bar, Tel-Aviv. Hitchhiking post, Tzfirin. Café Hillel, Jerusalem.
No 11, Haifa – 16 dead. No 960, Haifa – 11 dead. No 361, Meron – 9 dead. No 4 – Tel-Aviv – 6 dead. No20, Jerusalem – 11 dead. No 37, Haifa – 17 dead. No 6, Jerusalem – 7 dead. No 14A, Jerusalem – 17 dead. Two buses simultaneously, Beer-Sheva. 16 dead. This is what Hamas means by “armed resistance” against Israeli “targets”.
Briefing 154: Hamas – our aim is to eliminate Israel Briefing 68: The Western Wall Bus bomb: shattering life, shattering hope Briefing 51: Before September 2000: When the Palestinian bombings began Briefing 4: Close to catastrophe –
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