The manhunt for the second terrorist in the murderous Tel Aviv attack of early Wednesday morning continues - with a new twist. It turns out that Omar Khan Sharif, a British citizen who decided at the last minute not to blow himself up together with the one who actually did, was a "pro-Palestinian peace activist." The murderer himself was also a British citizen, named Asif Muhammad Hanif, and the two of them managed to cross into pre-'67 Israel from Gaza under the guise of peace activists.
London papers report that on Tuesday afternoon, the two told IDF soldiers at the Gaza checkpoint that they would be joining a group for the purpose of "learning the difficulties of Middle East peace initiatives." They had earlier taken part in a protest march in memory of Rachel Corrie, the American peace activist who was accidentally killed by an Israeli bulldozer while protesting the demolition of a terrorist's home; she had earlier been photographed burning a mock U.S. flag during a rally in the Gaza Strip. Another connection between the "peace" activists and the terrorists was uncovered two months ago when the IDF announced that two women of the International Solidarity Movement helped a terrorist with a history of planning bombings, shootings, and suicide attacks hide from Israeli forces.
The police note that Sharif speaks English fluently, and that he is still assumed to be in central Israel - though he is likely to have changed his appearance somewhat. Three Israelis were murdered in the Tel Aviv attack.
A bomb was discovered at the northern Jerusalem airport in Atarot, and Border Guard sappers safely dismantled it. The airport has been out of service since the beginning of the current warfare.
The two terrorists who were killed earlier this week after shooting into homes in an Elon Moreh neighborhood (killing no one), have now had their homes destroyed. IDF forces razed the structures southeast of Shechem this morning.
London papers report that on Tuesday afternoon, the two told IDF soldiers at the Gaza checkpoint that they would be joining a group for the purpose of "learning the difficulties of Middle East peace initiatives." They had earlier taken part in a protest march in memory of Rachel Corrie, the American peace activist who was accidentally killed by an Israeli bulldozer while protesting the demolition of a terrorist's home; she had earlier been photographed burning a mock U.S. flag during a rally in the Gaza Strip. Another connection between the "peace" activists and the terrorists was uncovered two months ago when the IDF announced that two women of the International Solidarity Movement helped a terrorist with a history of planning bombings, shootings, and suicide attacks hide from Israeli forces.
The police note that Sharif speaks English fluently, and that he is still assumed to be in central Israel - though he is likely to have changed his appearance somewhat. Three Israelis were murdered in the Tel Aviv attack.
A bomb was discovered at the northern Jerusalem airport in Atarot, and Border Guard sappers safely dismantled it. The airport has been out of service since the beginning of the current warfare.
The two terrorists who were killed earlier this week after shooting into homes in an Elon Moreh neighborhood (killing no one), have now had their homes destroyed. IDF forces razed the structures southeast of Shechem this morning.