Another Jewish teenager was murdered by Arab terrorists in the Jerusalem area last night, the second such incident this week. Ronen Landau, 17, was driving home with father and brother to Givat Ze’ev, just north of Jerusalem, when terrorists shot at his car from a passing truck. Bullets struck his head and/or back, and he was pronounced dead on the scene by an emergency medical team. The terrorists had fired at children in the nearby community of Givon immediately before continuing north to Givat Ze\'ev, but no one was hurt. Ronen Landau, the 138th Israeli victim since the start of warfare on Rosh Hashanah, will be buried in Jerusalem at 2:30 this afternoon.
In response to the murder, IDF tanks destroyed three Palestinian Force 17 \"positions\" on the outskirts of Ramallah - small outposts of temporary huts and sandbags.
The Yesha Council has called for an immediate end to negotiations with the PA by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, as well as a halt to the policy of restraint. The Council noted that Prime Minister Sharon should remind his Foreign Minister that Ehud Barak was voted out of office largely because of his willingness to negotiate with the PA even as murderous Arab violence continued. In a famous post-election speech earlier this year, Peres himself shouted at the Labor party membership, \"Listen to the nation! You’re allowed to listen to the nation once in a while!\"
In other attacks last night, terrorists fired at a security vehicle of the Judea community of Tekoa on Thursday night. In the Shomron, Palestinians fired at the Elon Moreh and Chomesh. In Gaza, soldiers stationed near the Rafiach Crossing to Egypt were attacked with grenades.
In response to the murder, IDF tanks destroyed three Palestinian Force 17 \"positions\" on the outskirts of Ramallah - small outposts of temporary huts and sandbags.
The Yesha Council has called for an immediate end to negotiations with the PA by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, as well as a halt to the policy of restraint. The Council noted that Prime Minister Sharon should remind his Foreign Minister that Ehud Barak was voted out of office largely because of his willingness to negotiate with the PA even as murderous Arab violence continued. In a famous post-election speech earlier this year, Peres himself shouted at the Labor party membership, \"Listen to the nation! You’re allowed to listen to the nation once in a while!\"
In other attacks last night, terrorists fired at a security vehicle of the Judea community of Tekoa on Thursday night. In the Shomron, Palestinians fired at the Elon Moreh and Chomesh. In Gaza, soldiers stationed near the Rafiach Crossing to Egypt were attacked with grenades.