Israel Matzav

Terrorists throw grenade at Israeli school bus; Israel prepares to release more terrorists

The world has gone mad.

As terror attacks increase in Judea and Samaria, Israel is preparing to release another 26 'Palestinian' murderers. And the response of the so-called 'Right' in Netanyahu's cabinet? They're proposing a bill to prevent the release of terrorists.

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon (Likud Beytenu) worked to convince ministers to vote against the prisoner release planned for next week.

"The attempt to harm innocent children shows that the Palestinian Authority doesn't want to talk peace; it wants to make war," Deputy Education Minister Avi Wortzman (Bayit Yehudi) said.

Wortzman called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to "do the right thing" and vote for the Bayit Yehudi's bill against prisoner releases.

The deputy minister's remarks came after an improvised explosive device was thrown at an Israeli school bus transporting students Friday morning near the village of Yaabud, not far from Jenin. No injuries or damage were reported.

Similarly, MK Motti Yogev (Bayit Yehudi) said "incitement against Israel in the Palestinian Authority is increasing, as are terror attacks."

"There is no good reason to free terrorists and murderers with blood on their hands. It's immoral and hurts Israel's security," Yogev added.

On Sunday, The Ministerial Committee for Legislation is scheduled to vote on a bill proposed by the Bayit Yehudi and coalition chairman Yariv Levine (Likud Beytenu) prohibiting prisoner releases.

Jewish Home (Bayit Yehudi) and the Likud MK's who claim to oppose the 'two-state solution' (which is most of them) were to threaten to leave the coalition, and be willing to act on that threat, there's a good chance that Netanyahu would stop this collective suicide.

But don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen. Our 'elected representatives' are far more concerned with their seats, and with their cars and other perks, than they are about actually doing what's best for the country. And besides, Obama and Kerry would cry if Israel didn't release the terrorists.

Woe unto the people of Israel!

Labels: Binyamin Netanyahu, Danny Danon, negotiations without preconditions, Palestinian prisoners, Palestinian terrorism, two-state solution, unilateral concessions

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:15 PM