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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (3776)	4/17/2006 9:24:21 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 14758

Retribution will be swift and brutal. Palestinians have become islamic and/or arab masochists. I cant imagine that an exodus of sorts from palestine wont start to occur as the realization sets for the average joe that hamas wont move off the dime in terms of its ideology and that the other terror groups are looking to increase not decrease the pain for Palestinians. Suicide bomber kills 6 in Tel Aviv Monday, April 17, 2006; Posted: 9:15 a.m. EDT (13:15 GMT) JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A suicide bomber set off a blast Monday in a restaurant at the old central bus station in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing six people, police and ambulance services said. The bomber also died. A witness, Moussa al Zidat, told The Associated Press that the guard at the restaurant asked the apparent bomber to open his bag. "I saw a young man starting to open his bag. The guard begins opening the bag, and then I heard a boom," the witness told the AP. Police said 49 people were taken to hospitals. One of those victims later died of his wounds. Another eight people were critically wounded and 12 others were in moderate condition, ambulance officials said. The attack came on the same day as a special session of a new Israeli parliament that was elected in March. It also came at the peak travel period during the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover. The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. (Watch emergency responders work to save victims after the attack -- 1:35) The group is dedicated to the creation of an Islamic Palestinian state and the destruction of Israel. Israel and the United States consider the group to be a terrorist organization, and it has carried out military operations against Israeli soldiers and civilians. The wounded were treated on sidewalks. One man was lying on his side, his shirt pushed up and his back covered by bandages, the AP reported. A bleeding woman was taken away on a stretcher, and a dazed-looking man was walking, with his white T-shirt splattered with blood, according to the AP. The explosion shattered car windshields and blew out windows in buildings, the AP reported. The sign of the restaurant's building was blown away, the AP said. Bottles and other debris were scattered up to 27 yards (25 meters) from the site, according to the AP. The attack marked the first time a suicide bomber has been able to enter Israel and blow himself up since the Hamas-led government assumed power over the Palestinian Authority last month. In Ramallah, West Bank, Palestinian legislator Saeb Erakat said Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the attack. Erakat said the attack is against the best interests of Palestinians. On January 19, a suicide bomber attacked a falafel restaurant in what was reported to be the year's first suicide bombing in Israel. Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said Monday's attack occurred at the same eatery. The old bus station is a mall area usually packed with workers. Israeli police have said it is difficult to patrol, making it a favorite target of suicide bombers. CNN's Yoav Appel, Avivit Dalgoshen and John Vause contributed to this report.