Critical Difference Between Israeli and Palestinian Reaction To Terror By
Countrymen
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 31 July 2015

The despicable terror attack today against a Palestinian family apparently
carried out by Jews was properly immediately and vocally condemned as terror
by the entire spectrum of Israeli society with calls for the arrest,
prosecution and punishment of those who carried out this vile crime.

As Palestinian rush to try and exploit this terrible event against Israel at
various international forums it is most appropriate to contrast the response
of Israeli officials to a terror attack carried out by Israelis to the
response of Palestinian officials to terror attacks carried out by
Palestinians:

1. Israelis call for the perpetrators to be arrested. Palestinians are
silent on this.

2. Should the perpetrators be detained Israeli calls for them to be
prosecuted and punished with imprisonment. Palestinians call for the
perpetrators to be released.

3. The perpetrators receive no Israeli government support, The
perpetrators receive high salaries from the Palestinian Authority - the
greater the crime (as reflected in prison term) the higher the salary paid
by the Palestinian Authority to the perpetrator. All this regardless of if
the act of terror of the perpetrator was condemned in a press release issued
by Palestinian officials.

4. The Government of Israel and the Israeli educational system makes no
favorable reference to the perpetrators. The Palestinian Authority honors
the perpetrators for their “contribution to the struggle”. All this
regardless of if the act of terror of the perpetrator was condemned in a
press release issued by Palestinian officials.