Knesset Members such as Tzvi Hendel (National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu) called upon the government to take advantage of the new situation and strike out against Palestinian terrorism. Hendel said that the world will understand and justify action against Arafat and his terrorist army. MK Benny Elon, currently in New York, told Arutz-7 today that the residents of New York, including the Jews there, are still far from comprehending the full scope of the tragedy that befell them.