"All the talk of a withdrawal from Gaza and unilateral separation encourages terrorism." So said security and defense officials at closed meetings yesterday, in the aftermath of yesterday's murderous terrorist bombing.
Among the participants at the decisive meeting last night were Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Yaalon, and the Deputy Director of the Shabak. Some of the participants noted that the "push for more terrorism" mentioned two weeks ago by IDF Intelligence Chief Gen. Ze'evi-Farkash - he said that the withdrawal plan would provide such an incentive - already exists. The terrorist groups have two goals: to strengthen the hand of those in Israel who say that the only answer to terrorism is to withdraw, and to make it appear that the Israeli withdrawal is a form of panicky retreat in the face of terror, as occurred when the IDF left Lebanon in May 2000.
The desire to murder Israelis is apparently so great that it even overcame inherent political interests of the PA itself. Yesterday's attack is believed to have caused great damage to the PA's case against the partition in The Hague, yet the terrorists ignored this when planning and perpetrating it. In fact, Fatah - Arafat's own terror group - took credit for the murder, and Fatah gang members in Jenin were photographed celebrating and distributing cake in celebration of the slaughter.
Four of the victims of yesterday's attack were buried yesterday and last night:
* Lior Azulai, a 17-year-old senior high school student. His aunt, Iris Azulai, was killed in a terrorist stabbing attack outside her home in Baka, Jerusalem, in October 1990.
* St.-Sgt. Netanel Habshush, 20, of Jerusalem;
* Yehonatan Bnayah Zuckerman, 18, a high school senior, of Jerusalem;
* Yuval Uzana, 29, of Jerusalem, survived by his wife and two children.
Two other victims were to be buried today:
* Yehuda Chaim, 47, owner of a grocery in downtown Jerusalem, survived by his wife and three children. Wounded while serving in the reserves in Lebanon, he recently returned from a visit to The Hague where he visited his sister who works in the Israeli Consulate there.
* Yaffa Ben-Shimol, 57, survived by her husband, five children, and nine grandchildren - with a tenth due to be born in two months. Her husband does not work because of medical problems, and Yaffa, who worked in an old-age home, was the sole provider.
The funerals of two other victims have not yet been set: Ilan Avisedris, 40, who is survived by a 15-year-son and his father in France, and Rami (Rachamim) Roga, 38, of Mevaseret Zion, whose body was identified only this morning.
Twenty-seven wounded victims of yesterday's terror attack on the #14a bus in Jerusalem remain hospitalized, including one in very serious condition and three in serious condition.
Among the participants at the decisive meeting last night were Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Yaalon, and the Deputy Director of the Shabak. Some of the participants noted that the "push for more terrorism" mentioned two weeks ago by IDF Intelligence Chief Gen. Ze'evi-Farkash - he said that the withdrawal plan would provide such an incentive - already exists. The terrorist groups have two goals: to strengthen the hand of those in Israel who say that the only answer to terrorism is to withdraw, and to make it appear that the Israeli withdrawal is a form of panicky retreat in the face of terror, as occurred when the IDF left Lebanon in May 2000.
The desire to murder Israelis is apparently so great that it even overcame inherent political interests of the PA itself. Yesterday's attack is believed to have caused great damage to the PA's case against the partition in The Hague, yet the terrorists ignored this when planning and perpetrating it. In fact, Fatah - Arafat's own terror group - took credit for the murder, and Fatah gang members in Jenin were photographed celebrating and distributing cake in celebration of the slaughter.
Four of the victims of yesterday's attack were buried yesterday and last night:
* Lior Azulai, a 17-year-old senior high school student. His aunt, Iris Azulai, was killed in a terrorist stabbing attack outside her home in Baka, Jerusalem, in October 1990.
* St.-Sgt. Netanel Habshush, 20, of Jerusalem;
* Yehonatan Bnayah Zuckerman, 18, a high school senior, of Jerusalem;
* Yuval Uzana, 29, of Jerusalem, survived by his wife and two children.
Two other victims were to be buried today:
* Yehuda Chaim, 47, owner of a grocery in downtown Jerusalem, survived by his wife and three children. Wounded while serving in the reserves in Lebanon, he recently returned from a visit to The Hague where he visited his sister who works in the Israeli Consulate there.
* Yaffa Ben-Shimol, 57, survived by her husband, five children, and nine grandchildren - with a tenth due to be born in two months. Her husband does not work because of medical problems, and Yaffa, who worked in an old-age home, was the sole provider.
The funerals of two other victims have not yet been set: Ilan Avisedris, 40, who is survived by a 15-year-son and his father in France, and Rami (Rachamim) Roga, 38, of Mevaseret Zion, whose body was identified only this morning.
Twenty-seven wounded victims of yesterday's terror attack on the #14a bus in Jerusalem remain hospitalized, including one in very serious condition and three in serious condition.