Washington, D.C., March 6, 2008) Horrifying news out of Jerusalem today, eight killed after a terrorist opened fire with a machine gun at a religious school in Jerusalem. The attack stunned Jerusalem residents in that not a single terrorist action took place in the Holy City in all of 2007. Israeli security forces are moving quickly to seal the city and prevent any additional attacks.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas immediately denounced the attack while Hamas praised it. In Gaza, Palestinian crowds began celebrating the Jewish deaths, dancing in the streets and handing out candies.
Nevertheless, officials in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government said peace talks with the Palestinians will go on. Many Israelis fear, however, that such talk means Olmert remains committed to dividing Jerusalem and giving the West Bank (Judea & Samaria) to forces hostile to the Jewish State.
More details on the shooting: "One terrorist infiltrated a rabbinical seminary at the entrance of Jerusalem and opened fire after nightfall Thursday, police said," according to Ynet News. "The ZAKA emergency response service has confirmed at least eight people have been killed in addition to the terrorist. Jerusalem police commander Aharon Franco refuted initial reports from the scene claiming there were two gunmen. Franco said that only one attacker opened fire at the seminary and told reporters at the scene that ''an Israeli army officer nearby'' shot the gunman dead. The 'Galilee Freedom Brigades' - an Israeli-Arab group - has claimed responsibility for the attack. The organization has claimed responsibility for several terror attacks in Israel in the past....There were no attacks by Palestinian terrorists in Jerusalem during 2007, though police and the military claimed to have foiled many attempts. Between 2001 and 2004 Jerusalem was a frequent target of Palestinian attacks, including suicide bombings on buses."
Source:Joel C. Rosenberg.
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