In the Mind of the Beholder
Since the Palestinian terrorists declared a three-month cease-fire on June 29, 2003, the following events occurred:
- An Israeli woman was killed by a Palestinian suicide bomber at Moshav Kfar Ya'vetz (July 7)
- An Israeli man was stabbed to death by a Palestinian on Tel Aviv's beachfront promenade (July 15)
- An Israeli man was stabbed in Jerusalem's Yemin Moshe neighborhood (July 20)
- An Israeli man was stabbed while riding his bicycle in Jerusalem by four Arab assailants (July 23)
- An 11-year-old girl was wounded by Palestinian gunfire (July 28)
- Four Israelis were wounded in an ambush shooting near Jerusalem (August 3)
- Six Israelis were injured by a rocket attack, fired from a Gaza area under PA control (August 9)
- Palestinians fired on a civilian bus near Shiloh (August 12)
- One Israeli man was killed, nine injured in a suicide bombing at Rosh Ha'ayin (August 12)
- One Israeli man was killed, two seriously injured in a suicide bombing at Ariel (August 12)
- An Israeli woman was injured when Palestinians fired at her car (August 18)
- Twenty-one Israelis were killed and 130 injured in suicide bombing on No. 2 bus leaving Western Wall (August 19)
- Palestinians fired Qassam-2 rocket at Ashkelon (August 22)
- Palestinians fired five mortar shells at Jewish settlements (August 26)
- Palestinians fired 13 mortar shells at Jewish communities (August 27)
- An Israeli man was killed and his pregnant wife wounded when Palestinians fired at their car (August 29)
- Palestinians fired eight mortar shells at Jewish settlements in Gaza (August 29)
- Palestinians fired five mortars at Gush Katif community (August 31)
- A Palestinian sniper severely woundend an Israeli truck driver (August 31)
- Palestinians fired four mortar shells at Gush Katif community (September 1)
- Palestinians fired five anti-tank rockets at Gush Katif (September 2)
Now for the quote (get ready, this is good). Yasser Arafat's diagnosis of the Roadmap's failure (from a CNN interview on September 2, 2003):
"The road map is dead, but only because of Israeli military aggression in recent weeks."
Sources:
CNN News Staff. "Arafat, Israel Trade Blame for 'Road Map' Troubles." September 3, 2003.
"Security Incidents map and Timeline." Israelinsider.com.
"Who Got Hurt?" HonestReporting.com Media Critique, August 14, 2003.
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