February 26, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

The mass murder terror bombing at a club on the Tel Aviv Beach last night tests the commitment of those who support the most recent efforts towards peace between Palestinians and Israel.

Obviously, the person most critically tested by this attack is the Palestinian president, Abbas.

The United States, Israel and, not incidentally, most of the world including the Arab world, want to see if Abbas can actually find the people responsible for the attack and then, at least arrest them.
Thus far he has arrested to 2 people.

Islamic Jihad from Damascus has claimed responsibility.
But remember, Hezbullah sponsors the Islamic Jihad.
Israel believes that the Islamic Jihad is responsible.
Intelligence reports state that Hezbullah has been recruiting for bombers.

The 21year old bomber was a member of Islamic Jihad. He was a student. In his pre-murder video he explained that he was acting in order to attack the Palestinian Authority for cooperating with the US and acting in their interests.

If Abbas cannot succeed now, the peace process will be seriously threatened.
If Abbas cannot control the terror now, his leadership, itself, blow up.
The world is watching.