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08/08/2003
THE
BOMBING AT ARIEL
The
Religious Freedom
Coalition has a special
relationship with the
city of Ariel located in
Biblical Samaria. Two of
the three video
documentaries produced
by the Religious Freedom
Coalition in the past
year were at least
partially produced in
Ariel. There is an
extensive interview with
the city's mayor, Ron
Nachman, in Holy
Land Settlements.
My daughter, Katie V.
Murray, also interviewed
Mayor Nachman's daughter
in Holy
Land Teenagers.
Early
this morning, August 12,
2003, the gas station at
the entrance to Ariel
was attacked by a
suicide bomber (this was
the third attack in two
years). When I reached
my office this morning I
had already received an
e-mail from Mayor
Nachman telling me that
none of the residents of
Ariel had been killed,
but that a young
resident of Alon Moreh
who had stopped for gas
was murdered in the
attack and that others
were injured. At about
the same time another
bombing occurred at Rosh
Haayi, which is a suburb
of Tel Aviv. In that
bombing of a
supermarket, one Israeli
was killed and several
wounded. (Read Jerusalem
Post article click
here. Read Fox
News report click
here.)
The
major news outlets are
claming that these are
the first violations of
the "road map"
cease fire arranged by
President Bush since it
took effect less than
six weeks ago. Actually
there have been more
than 200 actual or
attempted terrorist
attacks against Israel
since the "hudna,"
or cease fire, began.
Members of HAMAS and the
Islamic Jihad have
kidnapped teenagers,
including an American
teen studying in Israel,
and have shot women and
children in the streets
of Jerusalem. Meanwhile
Secretary of State Colin
Powell continues to push
the Israeli government
to stop construction of
a security fence that
would slow down or stop
these vicious attacks
against civilians.
There
are members of the Bush
Administration who
understand the need for
a fence between Mexico
and the United States,
but apparently have no
concept as to why the
Israeli government needs
a fence to protect its
citizens. I urge you to
contact the White House
and to give the
Administration your view
on the construction of
the fence. The White
House phone number is
202-456-1111 or you can
e-mail the White House click
here.
I
have been to Israel
numerous times. My
daughter Katie has interviewed
Christian, Jewish and
Muslim teenagers in the
West Bank. Both my
daughter and I have been
at the gas station in
Ariel which was bombed.
While the President's
intentions are good, the
concept of a Muslim
nation living at peace
with Israel can only be
a reality the day Christ
returns and the lion
lies in peace with the
lamb. Until then, peace
can only come to Israel
the way peace comes to
America .... through
strength.
Please
join me in prayers for
those who have lost
loved ones so far this
year to the hands of
Mohammed's followers.
Let us remember in
prayer not only the
Israeli dead, but those
murdered in the
Philippines, in
Indonesia, and the
scores who were killed
in the attack at a
Russian hospital just
last month. Let us not
forget the victims of
Islamic terror in
Africa. It gives joy to
Muslim extremists to
kill, in much the way we
Christians receive joy
from helping the sick
and downtrodden. Murder
is a path to hell for
us, but to the Muslim
the murder of an
"infidel" is a
golden path to heaven.
Please contact the White
House today.
William
J Murray, Chairman
Religious
Freedom Coalition
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