Martyrdom: All I Ever Wanted For My Kids!
Parents want the best for their kids, right? I guess for some people that includes martyrdom. Yasser Arafat told his people that to die as a child-martyr is a wonderful thing. Look at his face as he talks about the child “grasping the stone, facing the tank.” You can see that he is overcome by […]
Mothers of Martyrs — Excusing Or Promoting Terrorism, Or Something Else
Mothers of martyrs shock us, if we are still able to be shocked. A translation of the words of the mother of the terrorist who stabbed Hallel Yaffa Ariel on June 30th has been making the rounds on the social media. She comes out in support of what her son did. She is, therefore, being […]
How Many Candies is a Jewish Life Worth?
I am just wondering about proportionality and disproportionality regarding the relative numbers of candies tossed about to ecstatic Palestinian Arabs celebrating each newly decorated shaheed (martyr). What I mean is: Are the same number of candies handed out when a stabber or car-rammer manages to kill or maim a mere 2 or 3 Jews in […]