March 7, 2003

Haifa Suicide Bombing

[Bethlehem, West Bank] There was another suicide bombing this week. The bomber struck a bus in Haifa, a city shared by both Jews and Arabs. Bombings are terrible. They target civilians, so I consider them acts of terrorism. They do absolutely nothing to help peace efforts, and certainly give the world the wrong impression of Palestinians. Most of the victims of the Haifa bombing were students. Here are the photos of the victims (from the Haaretz web site).

Truly terrible that so many people lost their lives. Remember their families and friends in your prayers. And since the last suicide bombing, on January 6 in Tel Aviv's old central bus station, 156 Palestinians have been killed - including 17 children. During the last few days a pregnant woman and a 75-year-old man were killed in the Gaza Strip, as well as a deaf youth in Tul Karm. This table represents the number of Palestinians killed since the last bombing.

Remember their families and friends in your prayers too.