By Ezra HaLevi Arutz Sheva December 5, 2005
Those killed in Monday’s attack are Alexander Zarnitzky, 65, from Netanya,
Ilya Rosen, 38, from Bat Chefer, Daniel Golani, 45, from Nahariya and
security guard Chaim Amram, 26, from Netanya.
The name of the fifth victim in the _deadly bombing _
(http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=94220) has not yet been released.
Residents of Netanya gathered at the site of the attack Monday evening to
protest the security situation and perceived rewarding of Arab terrorism by
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Defense Minister Sha’ul Mofaz, after consulting with IDF and intelligence
officials, is asking Israel’s Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to allow the IDF
to resume destroying the homes of suicide-bombers.
Mofaz called the meeting following the bombing of Netanya’s HaSharon Mall
Monday, in which five were murdered and dozens injured.
If approved, the first family to have their home destroyed would be that of
Jenin area-resident Lutfi Amin Abu Salem, the terrorist who the Islamic
Jihad released a video of, claiming he was responsible for Monday’s attack.
Questions as to the bomber’s identity remain, however. A police officer who
witnessed the attack told reporters that the terrorist was a “tall, blond, good
looking man,” leading to suspicions that a European convert to Islam may have
carried out the attack.
Following the meeting, a curfew was imposed banning Arabs from leaving
PA-controlled areas in Judea and Samaria. The policy of targeted killings of
terror leaders was also said to have been renewed.
The IDF used to routinely raze the homes of terrorists, a policy that caused
some family members to turn in relatives planning attacks, but the army
stopped doing so last February. The policy was originally enacted following the
bombing of Hebrew University in 2002, in which seven were killed and seventy
injured.
Mofaz also approved the _targeted killing of terrorists _
(http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=94214) behind the firing of Kassam rockets
following attacks Sunday, leading critics to suggest that he is talking tough in
order to improve his position ahead of the December 19th Likud primaries.
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