Exactly 12 hours ago, three of my countrymen were killed by a suicide bomber in Eilat.
The bomber's family have expressed their happiness at his death, and wish for others to follow him.
It is Hate - pure, raw, unmitigated by logic, pullout, agreement or deterrance. Taught from birth, fueled by poverty, driven home by perceptions of victimhood.
Nevertheless, slowly, surly, this Hate is winning.
Here is why.
The Bomber
The bomber left his Gaza home three says ago. Unhindered by the now-evacuated Israelis he crossed the Gaza/Egypt border, into Egypt. He came out on the Israeli/Egyptian unfenced border near Eilat and proceeded to commit death unto himself and as many others as he could find.
It is the first successful bombing after nine months of successful preventions by the IDF.
However, the bomber began his journey much earlier.
Childhood
From birth he was taught that his oppressors were the sons of apes and pigs. Just like this girl.
He probably did the ceremonial jew killing practice marches like these boys.
Here was probably taught poetry (how lovely) like this cute little girl.
As a Teen
As this boy got older, he began having a deeper understanding of the true nature of the jews:
- Jews are the source of all evil
- Jewish crimes in palestine are as bad as the Nazi's, but (paradoxically) that there was no holocaust.
- Jews are evil devious usurpers with no right to the land of Islam.
He was probably helped along by sermons like this one
Adulthood
Our teenage boy, bristling with hate and convinced of his place in heaven, marched off to end his short adulthood. His mother and the rest of his family expressed their joy (see intro. link). Two weeks after his own people descended into civil war. 13 months after the last Israeli left Gaza.
Conclusion
Against this Hate we reply with action!
Each action stops one bomber at a time, and generates more hate that emboldens three more. Fences, Walls, they are only a temporary measure.
Targeted assasinations kill bombers one at a time. Gaza is the world's fastest growing population - there are plenty more.
No withdrawl will suffice, as the goal is All Of Palestine.
They will probably get it.
The generation of the 1920's (Hebron massacre) failed.
The generation of the 1940's (Hajj Amin el-Huseini's Nazi battalion and 1948 war) failed.
The generation of the 1960's (1967, 1973, 1982 wars) failed.
The generation of the 2000's (Al-Aqsa Intifada) failed.
With each generation they have paid a huge price in lives, property, wealth, happiness. They decided it was all worth sacrificing, over and over again, in order to get the bigger prize. All Of Palestine.
With every generation they grow in numbers and determination.
Israel's Bedouin and Israeli Arab population, over 20% of Israel's total population, aid them more heavily with each year that passes. Directly and indirectly through, crime, law breaking and civil disobediance.
We can only hold on as best we can and delay the storm. It will come.
The worst part of this whole thing? We are the first in line, but after Israel come Madrid, London, Paris... maybe another generation or two down the road. The US will probably avoid this fate, but suffer the terrorism that it will spawn.
Good Night.
G-d Bless You.