Israeli man killed in West Bank terror attack

[oberliner]

An Israeli was killed in a terror attack at the Tapuah junction in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning, when he was attacked by a Palestinian man at a hitchhiking spot at the junction.

The Palestinian terrorist came up from behind the victim, identified as Evyatar Borovsky, and then stabbed him in the chest, Judea and Samaria Division Capt. Barak Raz told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

Security forces are now seeking to verify whether the suspect acted alone or was part of a larger terrorist organization. Initial indications are that he acted alone.

Raz said army medical teams attempted to save Borovsky's life on the scene, but were unsuccessful.

http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Arts/West-Bank-Terrorist-kills-Israeli-at-Tapuah-junction-311545

[oberliner]

1. B’Tselem strongly condemns the stabbing attack at Tapuah Junction this morning

B’Tselem strongly condemns the stabbing attack at Tapuah Junction this morning, in which a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli civilian to death. The casualty is Evyatar Borovsky, aged approximately thirty, father of five children and resident of the settlement of Yizhar near Nablus. Media reports state that Borovsky was waiting for a lift at a hitchhiking station when the Palestinian attacked him, stabbed him several times in the chest, grabbed his gun and used it to fire at Border Police officers nearby. The officers fired back and apprehended the stabber.

Borovsky is the first Israeli civilian to be killed by Palestinians in the West Bank in approximately 18 months. Since 2009, Palestinians have killed 20 Israeli civilians in the West Bank and Israel. There is absolutely no moral or legal justification for attacks that deliberately target civilians. Civilians must be kept separate from the fighting. This applies to countries, organizations and individuals.

http://www.btselem.org/israeli_civilians/20130430_israeli_civilian_stabbed_to_death_by_palestinian

[bunnies]

2. "terrorist"

Is every nutbag who stabs someone considered a terrorist over there? Maybe Im missing something.

[King_David]

3. What's your objection?

He never used a bomb or suicide vest?

They are more expensive.

[bunnies]

6. Not an objection really...

Just seems a bit odd to me. Didnt know if he had some terrorist ties that I didnt notice or if they just call every murderer a terrorist.

[aranthus]

7. We don't yet know the motive and intent.

Terrorism is usually an indiscriminate attack on a lot of people. Stabbing someone in the chest is just the opposite. That doesn't mean that it wasn't a terrorist attack, but there needs to be more than just a Plaestinian killing a Jew to make it so. And we don't have that kind of information yet. So the JPost at least jumped the gun.

[oberliner]

4. What term would you use?

I know the word is a bit loaded.

[bunnies]

5. murderer?

Imagine if we (in the US) caledl everyone who stabs someone else a 'terrorist'...