Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 3:11 am Post subject: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

Just heard on the radio there was a terrorist attack in TA a few minutes ago - an Arab deliberately mowed people down with his truck and there are several injured.
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Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 3:22 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

Hashem rachaim..
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Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 3:23 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

Hashem Yazor. May G-d help us.

I hope there are minimal injuries and pray for a speedy recovery for wounded innocents.
May the killer be brought to quick justice.
The killer's friends and families should also receive their just "awards".

We live in such precarious times, nebach.

Bracha

Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 3:32 am Post subject:

now the media is reporting that the area around the truck has been cleared because police are afraid the truck is booby-trapped and contains a large bomb

Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 3:56 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

What a surprise.

Only a week after Bin Laden, and it's Nakba Day today ... What do you expect? I hope that no one is too badly hurt ...

Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 4:06 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

Regarding clearing the area due to threat of big bomb: Baruch Hashem that We have "Yiddish Kups", Jewish brains!

Bracha

Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 4:14 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

Reports are saying one middle-aged man (around 40) was killed, and 17 people were hurt, one in moderate condition the rest in good condition (ie no threat of death or loss of a limb or organ, they still could be what most of us would consider badly hurt).

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They are saying now that he said it wasn't purposely. He probably assumes that since no one shot him dead he will get out being put in jail.

Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 4:29 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

Unfortunately, Jews living in Israel are subject to these atrocities. Fortunately, we are reseliant. Hatzalah, Zaka, and the military and the police will rush to the scene and do what needs to be done. The blood and fragments of life will be taken care of. Baruch Hashem we have the best medical teams . And life will BEEZRAS HASHEM continue. Such is life in Israel.

Itamar. Tel Aviv.

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Bracha

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Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 6:43 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

I was in s. tel aviv not far from where the attack was. I'm freaked out. here I was, scared to go to jerusalem today bec. of nakba, and an attack happens in tel aviv. you just never know. these arabs are crazy.

Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 7:58 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

I don't think Manyhats (Bracha) deserves to be yelled at. If you don't live in EY how else to cope with hearing of constant tragedies than to reassure oneself that at least fellow Jews in Israel are strong and B"H well trained and equipped medically? These incidents can sound worse and more threatening from far away. People need something to tell themselves so that they can also continue living their simcha-filled Jewish lives.

Now I, living near Tel Aviv, am closer and have to tell myself, "Well, if I didn't hear from my kids, I guess they were not in the area. But who was involved, how might I know them?" It's a different reaction.
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Posted: Sun, May 15 2011, 8:39 am Post subject: re: Terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

Earlier reports were wrong, victim of TA attack has been identified as 27-year-old Aviv Morag of Givataim.

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I think that Shalhevet prefers not to be patted on the head and patronized. I don't know where I get that feeling.
And FTR, there is nothing for Zaka to do with someone who is ~~bead~~ dead besides mop up his blood for kevura, wonderful people that they are.

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shalhevet... you don't think Jewish people are resilient? You don't think Jews in Israel are subject to more atrocities that Jews in other places? You think life will not go on? Or that the Israeli response team is not medically equipped or well-trained?

She never said any of the things you put in her mouth, like only Jews in EY are subject to this and everyone else is supposed to go on with their morning coffee, you are just reading that into what she wrote.