Truck rammed into pedestrians in 'terrorist attack' in Jerusalem - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Four Israeli soldiers, three of them cadets, were killed in Jerusalem on Sunday when a Palestinian attacker driving a truck ploughed into them deliberately, injuring more than a dozen more. The attack, the deadliest in months, comes after a lull in recent violence between Palestinians and Israelis. It comes at a time of warnings about growing tensions, not least over Donald Trump’s highly controversial plan to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, and calls from some rightwing Israeli ministers to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territories. Police said the dead, three women and a man, were all in their twenties, . Among the wounded three were described as in a serious condition. The attack took place as a large group of Israeli soldiers visited a scenic outlook overlooking modern Jerusalem and the Old City, a few blocks from the current US consulate. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said: “We in Jerusalem have just experienced an unprovoked terrorist attack, a murderous attack that claimed the lives of four young Israelis and wounded others. This is part of the same pattern inspired by Islamic State, by Isis, that we saw first in France, then in Germany and now in Jerusalem.” No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, and Palestinians with no known links to Isis have carried out ramming attacks in the past. Palestinian media identified the attacker as Fadi al-Qanbar, a married man in his 20s, who had reportedly previously served time in an Israeli prison. Israeli police said the driver was from Jabel Mukaber, an area of Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem not far from the scene of the attack. Some media reports suggested Israeli licence plates on the vehicle meant it had been stolen. [/QUOTE] Updated [URL="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/08/truck-rammed-into-pedestrians-jerusalem"]Source[/URL]

Suddenly people realized how easy it is to do a terrorist attack without bombs. Im going to be extra cautious around trucks from now on, because fucking hell.

[QUOTE=CruelAddict;51640186]Snip-O[/QUOTE] People lived like that during the second world war, Paranoia isn't the way.

damn. that's bad

[QUOTE=CruelAddict;51640186]Suddenly people realized how easy it is to do a terrorist attack without bombs. Im going to be extra cautious around trucks from now on, because fucking hell.[/QUOTE] I don't think that in Estonia you need to worry about these kinds of events as much as Jerusalem.

[QUOTE=*Freezorg*;51640336]I don't think that in Estonia you need to worry about these kinds of events as much as Jerusalem.[/QUOTE] Going off recent events elsewhere in Europe it wouldn't hurt him to have a little higher situational awareness in public spaces vaunerable to truck attacks though.

[QUOTE=CruelAddict;51640186]Suddenly people realized how easy it is to do a terrorist attack without bombs. Im going to be extra cautious around trucks from now on, because fucking hell.[/QUOTE] This is nothing new in Israel, the European truck ramming attacks were copying Palestinian attacks that happen often.

They put up some crude barriers on Strøget here in Copenhagen so you can't get in at any kind of speed. I'm more concerned about trucks while I'm biking, though, especially when they do right turns.

Editorialized title, all the "pedestrians" dead and wounded were Israeli soldiers. It happened in E. Jerusalem as well which is internationally considered part of the Palestinian territories.

[QUOTE=CruelAddict;51640186]Suddenly people realized how easy it is to do a terrorist attack without bombs. Im going to be extra cautious around trucks from now on, because fucking hell.[/QUOTE] You have higher chance to slip on the icy street and break a neck.

Time to break out the garbage truck fleet

[QUOTE=Lamar;51640582]Editorialized title, all the "pedestrians" dead and wounded were Israeli soldiers. It happened in E. Jerusalem as well which is internationally considered part of the Palestinian territories.[/QUOTE] They didn't know it was soldiers when it was published. They only released that information a few hours after the attack.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51640582]Editorialized title, all the "pedestrians" dead and wounded were Israeli soldiers. It happened in E. Jerusalem as well which is internationally considered part of the Palestinian territories.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Legal Definition of terrorism 1 : the unlawful use or threat of violence especially against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion[/QUOTE] it's still terrorism and where it happened doesnt make a difference. Is it okay to kill people based on where they happen to be?

[QUOTE=Lamar;51640582]Editorialized title, all the "pedestrians" dead and wounded were Israeli soldiers. It happened in E. Jerusalem as well which is internationally considered part of the Palestinian territories.[/QUOTE] Oh how I missed you in Israel threads.

[QUOTE=Svinnik;51640718]it's still terrorism and where it happened doesnt make a difference. Is it okay to kill people based on where they happen to be?[/QUOTE] that's the most asinine definition of terrorism, it could practically make any use of violence or threat of violence against a state into terrorism especially when the people in power (the state) are the ones who typically decide what is lawful and what is not.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51640786]that's the most asinine definition of terrorism, it could practically make any use of violence or threat of violence against a state into terrorism especially when the people in power (the state) are the ones who typically decide what is lawful and what is not.[/QUOTE] bring it up with Miriam Webster, that's their legal dictionary's definition of terrorism. Regardless, all governments have laws against murder which this clearly is.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51640582]Editorialized title, all the "pedestrians" dead and wounded were Israeli soldiers. It happened in E. Jerusalem as well which is internationally considered part of the Palestinian territories.[/QUOTE] Ahh but of course. It was a legitimate act of war... you're a nutter.

[QUOTE=DogGunn;51640872]Ahh but of course. It was a legitimate act of war... you're a nutter.[/QUOTE] I'm not calling it terrorism or a legitimate act of war, as far as I'm concerned there isn't even a war in Israel/Palestine.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51640943]I'm not calling it terrorism or a legitimate act of war, as far as I'm concerned there isn't even a war in Israel/Palestine.[/QUOTE] everyone else disagrees with you

[QUOTE=Lamar;51640943]I'm not calling it terrorism or a legitimate act of war, as far as I'm concerned there isn't even a war in Israel/Palestine.[/QUOTE] No, it was obviously an accident. Right? [editline]9th January 2017[/editline] You're just as bad as the Palestinian Authority who instigate shit like this.

[url]https://www.facebook.com/www.0404.co.il/videos/1379940218745422/[/url] ^ video of the terrorist attack. All of these soldiers were not fighters, they were soon-to-be officers for non fighting units, in what was supposed to be an educational tour in Jerusalem. You know what pains me the most in these situations, is thinking about the soldiers parents telling their boy\girl goodbye and be safe just a few hours back(sundays usually the day you return to base) and not knowing it would be their last goodbye.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51640943]I'm not calling it terrorism or a legitimate act of war, as far as I'm concerned there isn't even a war in Israel/Palestine.[/QUOTE] so if it isn't an act of war and isn't terrorism, then what is it?

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;51641292]so if it isn't an act of war and isn't terrorism, then what is it?[/QUOTE] violent resistance.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51641338]violent resistance.[/QUOTE] So you're justifying this?

I misread the headline. I read "Truck" as "Trump" at first glance :v:

Terrorism is a cowards revolution.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51641338]violent resistance.[/QUOTE] Only someone like you could possibly ever justify terrorism-- like, this isn't some questionable thing, this is a truck driver indiscriminately running over people en masse, with the sole intent of killing as many as possible for extremist religious beliefs. And you're somehow justifying this with a clear moral conscience. Jesus Christ, I feel mildly perturbed living in the same country as you.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51641338]violent resistance.[/QUOTE] so running over random people is now noble violent resistance?

[QUOTE=Lamar;51641338]violent resistance.[/QUOTE] Worst post of January 2017 right here, wew.

[QUOTE=Lamar;51641338]violent resistance.[/QUOTE] They were unarmed cadets.