Martyr bombings are not Suicides
Tim Blair on his blog lists recent terror bombings that violate the Palestinians' own commitments:Attacks on Israel and the West Bank since the February 2005 truce declaration:
• April 17, 2006: A bomber blows himself up at a Tel Aviv restaurant targeted previously, killing eight other people.
• March 30, 2006: A bomber disguised as a Jewish hitchhiker blows himself up in a car outside a West Bank settlement, killing four Israelis who stopped to pick him up. The Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, a violent offshoot of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party, claims responsibility.
• Jan. 19, 2006: A bomber disguised as a peddler blows himself up at a Tel Aviv felafel restaurant, wounding 20 people.
• Dec. 29, 2005: A bomber explodes at an Israeli army checkpoint in the West Bank, killing an Israeli soldier and two Palestinians.
• Dec. 5, 2005: A bomber blows himself up at a shopping mall in the coastal town of Netanya, killing five.
• Oct. 26, 2005: A bomber blows himself up in Hadera at a food stand, killing five.
• Aug. 28, 2005: A bomber blows himself up in the southern city of Beersheba, killing only himself.
• July 12, 2005: A bomber blows himself up outside a shopping mall in Netanya, killing five.
• Feb. 25, 2005: In the first attack after a truce is declared, a bomber blows himself up near a Tel Aviv nightclub, killing four.
I have one just problem with Tim's quotes. The word 'terrorist' does not appear. It must always precede 'bombing', 'bomber' or 'attack' to describe these fairly.
I have a point to praise too. Note that Tim does not use the inaccurate but common term 'suicide' at all. Those involved don't either, since they know these are quite different. Let's use their own term, and place the evil squarely where it lies.
These are all 'MARTYR bombings'.
The term 'suicide' to a Western ear always involves some level of sympathy.
It is barbaric in my view to imply any sympathy in these very evil, religious-inspired acts.
posted by Barrie @ 4/17/2006 06:29:00 PM
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