Suicide bomber planned attack at children's party

[Behind the Aegis]

The suicide bomber who killed an Israel Defense Forces officer and two Palestinians at an army checkpoint near Tul Karm yesterday was apparently planning to blow himself up at one of the many children's events taking place in Tel Aviv during this week's Hanukkah holiday, army sources said.

Had the bomber not been stopped at the checkpoint, the attack would have been far more deadly, said the sources.

Three soldiers and seven Palestinians were wounded in the bombing. Of the soldiers, one was seriously wounded, while the others suffered only light injuries.

The slain officer was Lieutenant Ori Binamo, 21, of Nesher. Of the slain Palestinians, one was the taxi driver who was carrying the bomber, and army sources said that the other might have been the bomber's guide.

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[IndianaGreen]

1. But, but, their suffering and their grievances justify killing innocents

I don't care who "they" happen to be, but invariably it is the innocent that pay dearly for the crimes of the wicked. There was this GI in Iraq that every time he had pangs of conscience about the civilians he had just killed, he would look at a poster he had of the WTC to make himself feel better about what he had done.

There is no excuse for terrorism!

[gulfcoastliberal]

2. I'm sick of the anti Semitic excuses for this behavior.

Israel used to be called Judea for a reason - Jews lived in this land before the religion of Islam came into being. To deny that is to show pure ignorance and probably something a lot uglier.

[catmother]

3. nothing justifies the taking of innocent lives. i hope that one of

these suicide bombers survives his own bomb and has to live with missing limbs, burns, etc.