Israeli forces in Bethlehem arrested three Arab females who planned to become "human bombs" and thus murder Jews yesterday. Another terrorist was also stopped yesterday near Gush Etzion on his way to committing an attack in Jerusalem.
An IDF force near Hevron arrested Muhammed Nur last night; he murdered the shepherd Ya'ir Har-Sinai of Susia on July 2, 2001. Dalia Har-Sinai, Ya'ir's widow, told Arutz-7's Tamar Yonah today,
"I see great symbolism in the fact that this happened on Purim Katan [exactly a month before Purim], as this is part of the erasure of Amalek. 'May all Your enemies be similarly wiped out, O G-d.' As I said at the funeral, my true revenge is in the fact that the [agricultural] work here continues: orchards are being planted, fields are being sown, and the flock that is the heart of the farm continues its work, that of helping redeem lands and preserving them. Unfortunately, some Arabs yesterday won a court case allowing them to return to lands in the area from which they were banished after the murder. This is very painful to me, as it shows that Jewish blood is cheap, and it only strengthens and supports them in their murderous ways."
Following the arrests, Defense Minister Mofaz announced that the closure that was imposed on all the Arab areas of Yesha last week would be lifted. The 14,000 PA Arabs with work permits for both sides of the Green Line were permitted, beginning this morning, to go to work. Among Mofaz's considerations, he explained, are the difficult conditions faced by the Arab civilian population, and the desire to ensure that the Arab workers not be fired by their Jewish employers. Mofaz also said that Israel would do all it could to help those PA Arabs who are not involved in terrorism:
"Because the PA is a corrupt body that uses its money to support terror activities and dark activities that do not help the population, we are partially involved in helping international and civilian bodies that help the population. I don't think there is any other country that would act the way we do, helping out the civilian population while at the same time within these towns are the very terrorist cells of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fatah-Tanzim that carry out attacks against the State of Israel."
A cache of mortar shells from the time of the pre-State British Mandate was discovered yesterday by an IDF reserve force in Tul Karem. It is assumed that terrorists wished to use the bombs against Israel. IDF sappers safely neutralized the explosives.
An IDF force near Hevron arrested Muhammed Nur last night; he murdered the shepherd Ya'ir Har-Sinai of Susia on July 2, 2001. Dalia Har-Sinai, Ya'ir's widow, told Arutz-7's Tamar Yonah today,
"I see great symbolism in the fact that this happened on Purim Katan [exactly a month before Purim], as this is part of the erasure of Amalek. 'May all Your enemies be similarly wiped out, O G-d.' As I said at the funeral, my true revenge is in the fact that the [agricultural] work here continues: orchards are being planted, fields are being sown, and the flock that is the heart of the farm continues its work, that of helping redeem lands and preserving them. Unfortunately, some Arabs yesterday won a court case allowing them to return to lands in the area from which they were banished after the murder. This is very painful to me, as it shows that Jewish blood is cheap, and it only strengthens and supports them in their murderous ways."
Following the arrests, Defense Minister Mofaz announced that the closure that was imposed on all the Arab areas of Yesha last week would be lifted. The 14,000 PA Arabs with work permits for both sides of the Green Line were permitted, beginning this morning, to go to work. Among Mofaz's considerations, he explained, are the difficult conditions faced by the Arab civilian population, and the desire to ensure that the Arab workers not be fired by their Jewish employers. Mofaz also said that Israel would do all it could to help those PA Arabs who are not involved in terrorism:
"Because the PA is a corrupt body that uses its money to support terror activities and dark activities that do not help the population, we are partially involved in helping international and civilian bodies that help the population. I don't think there is any other country that would act the way we do, helping out the civilian population while at the same time within these towns are the very terrorist cells of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fatah-Tanzim that carry out attacks against the State of Israel."
A cache of mortar shells from the time of the pre-State British Mandate was discovered yesterday by an IDF reserve force in Tul Karem. It is assumed that terrorists wished to use the bombs against Israel. IDF sappers safely neutralized the explosives.