David Wilder: Pure Unadulterated Barbarity

It's been a while since I photographed dead bodies. The last time I remember clearly was the murder of Yossi Shok from Beit Haggai who was shot and killed similarly on a Friday afternoon a few years ago. That attack entailed a few miracles. I recall that there were others in the car, teenage girls, who miraculously weren't hurt.

But Tuesday night, no such miracles.

Tuesday morning, speaking with a friend about the renewed 'piece talks,'  I told him that more than likely today or tomorrow terrorists would strike. It was just a question of where - around here, the Shomron, Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. Tuesday night we received our answer. 

As I left the Ma'arat HaMachpela after evening prayers, my beeper sounded. A car had been shot at. I made a quick phone call, confirming that four Jews had been  critically wounded, and I sped off. I had been at the scene of the shooting only a few hours ago, examining how Arabs were stealing water from Jews in the area.

By the time I arrived, the description had changed. No longer were the four critically wounded. The four were dead. Four shot by terrorists on their way home. The terrorists' lives have been made much easier in the past year or so, with various roadblocks being removed in Judea and Samaria. Now it's fairly simple to access roads used by Jewish civilians, shoot at them and then escape.

The scene was reminiscent of others I have witnessed in the past. Ambulances, jeeps, police, medics, soldiers, officers, red lights flashing - and bodies. It's been a long time since I've seen four bodies on the street, murdered by Arabs only because they are Jews living in Israel.

I sat there half numb, almost not believing - but knowing - that, yes, it was real. What do we do from here?

The first thing that must be done: Netanyahu must return immediately. He must cancel the 'festive ceremony' renewing the so-called negotiations with Obama and Abu Mazen. Israel must make it as clear as possible: we refuse to accept - under any circumstances - murder of innocent people on our roads, in our homes or anywhere else. No excuses, no looking the other way, no 'ifs ands or buts.' More than the Arabs, Obama must understand in no uncertain terms that our people are not cattle-feed.

Next, Netanyahu must end the building moratorium now. Not on September 26th. Not leaving everyone wondering 'what's he going to do?' Wednesday, as these four pure souls are being buried, building must again begin throughout Judea and Samaria. Here again, the Arabs and the Americans must understand that we will not turn the other cheek: there is a price for murdering Jews in Israel.

Next we must stop the incessant incitement against Israel which is being done by our own Jewish brothers and sisters. For example: The continued cherem - boycott of Israeli actors and performing artists, refusing to perform in Ariel in the Shomron, is incitement. Seeing and hearing Israelis spout revulsion against their supposed brethren is, in the Arab's eyes, a green light, opening the door to murderous attacks as we just witnessed.

So too with such organizations as Breaking the Silence and others, who continue to spew hate against Jews living in Hebron and the Hebron area, while identifying effusively with our Arab neighbors. This also is incitement; there is no other word for it. Actually there is: treason. A person or individual abetting the enemy is treason. These people walk the streets of Hebron freely, regurgitating lies about Hebron's Jewish citizen's, while showering praises on the poor Palestinians whose suffer at the hands of the evil Jews. These 'poor people' are planning on taking our land, destroying our country and will continue to kill Jews. Such 'tours' must be stopped.

Israel has been 'returning' security control to armed, uniformed Arabs in cities throughout Judea and Samaria. This too, must be ended. It won't be any surprise if we eventually discover that the terrorists who murdered four Jews tonight are actually Palestinian police - trained and armed by General Keith Dayton of the US army - and set free to roam the streets with the permission of the state of Israel.

According to the latest reports, a number of terrorists participated in the attack. After the car was shot at and stopped, its passengers were shot dozens of times, ensuring their deaths. It has been reported that one of the women was pregnant. The couple killed leaves some six children and a grandchild orphans. Just imagine what it's like to tell six kids that their parents aren't coming home, that they were killed by terrorists a few miles away. And she was pregnant. That's another Jew that won't come into this world.

This is pure, unadulterated barbarity. The brutality characteristic of our 'piece partners.' This may very well only be the beginning.