Jewish Jihad

The great Jewish poet, Chaim Nahman Bialik, wrote in his epic poem The City of Slaughter, about the 1903 Kishinev pogroms: "revenge for the blood of a little child - has yet to be devised by Satan".    

Last week, Israel experienced two deadly Jihadi-style terrorist attacks: In the first a terrorist murdered a sixteen year old girl in a vicious knife attack that also injured five others.

In the second attack terrorists set fire to a home in the West Bank village of Duma, burning to death a beautiful eighteen month old toddler and leaving his parents and four year old brother fighting for their lives.

In both attacks the terrorists were orthodox Jews. Both attacks were motivated by extreme religious fanaticism.

The first happened last Thursday, during the annual Gay Rights Parade in Jerusalem. This event has always drawn large crowds of Gay and non-Gay supporters and marchers, as well as vocal and sometimes violent anti-Gay protesters. It is always protected by large numbers of police.

Twelve years ago an orthodox Jewish man named Yishai Shlissel attacked the marchers with a butcher knife, injuring several. Arrested, tried and convicted, he was released from prison just four weeks ago, after serving ten years of his twelve year sentence.

Despite the police knowing of his release and probable presence in Jerusalem, Shlissel (in full orthodox dress including a long, black coat on a blistering hot day) was able to rush into the parade brandishing a butcher knife and stab six of the participants, killing sixteen year old Shira Banki, an honors student at the prestigious Hebrew University High School in Jerusalem, before he was overcome and arrested.

The second horrific Jewish terrorist attack was on Friday. Members of an underground organization known as the "Revolt" or the "Price tag" group (after the messages they spray on structures they deface or damage), threw gasoline and Molotov cocktails into two homes in the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank. One house was empty. In the other house was occupied by the Dawabshe family.

The youngest child, 18 month old Ali Dawabshe, was burned alive despite heroic attempts by his parents to save him as he screamed. His mother, father and 4 year old brother are still fighting for their lives in Israeli Hospitals.

These Jewish terrorist groups may be random "wild weeds" in Israel's religious ideological society, but they are brainwashed and encouraged by a small number of extremist rabbis who claim that the victory of Israel against Jordan in the Six Day War was, in fact, God returning the "Promised Land" to Abraham's decedents, and therefore cannot be negotiated away.

They follow religiously the anti-Arab racist teachings of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane. It was no surprise that on Monday, the Israeli Shin Bet arrested far-right activist Meir Ettinger, the firebrand grandson of Rabbi Kahane and one of the leaders of the "Revolt". According to his worldview, violence must be committed in order to light the flames of conflict and cause the Israeli government to collapse. Anarchy would follow, and then a new (orthodox) order could be created.

Ettinger also has said recently that the laws of the State of Israel don't apply to the true "believers"...only the Laws "from above"

Unfortunately with every successful unanswered attack the number of followers of this warped ideology seems to grow.

Israel must stop ignoring these "wild weeds" and deal with them with force and determination at every level. They and those who inspire and encourage them must be regarded as full blown terrorists, incarcerated for long periods of time (either judicially or administratively), and not allowed to be glorified or praised.

Netanyahu has tough decisions to make and execute, since the Shlissels of Israel, the Ettingers of Israel and the rabid, fanatical rabbis that goad them on have at least the tacit support and sympathy of some of the parties in his very narrow coalition.

This Jewish "holy" terrorism must be eradicated.

We are Jews. We are not followers of the ancient Ammonite god Molech. I cannot imagine that our Creator wants, or tolerates, the burning alive of innocent children or murdering of parade participants in His name.

These are religious, fanatical terrorists, no better than ISIS, Hamas or the Taliban.    

However because they come from within us - they are our responsibility. They must be stopped before Ettinger's prophesy of anarchy becomes reality.