{Originally posted to the author’s website, FirstOne Through}
There were several terrorist attacks against Israeli Jews in early October 2015. The US State Department gave very tepid comments about the murders, especially compared to how the US reacted to the arson attacks that claimed the lives of three Palestinian Arabs in July 2015. When one considers that the attack against the Arabs was arson against a house (which could have been empty) compared to deliberate murders shooting at a moving car and stabbing individuals, the response from the US State Department was even more appalling.
| July 31 Attack on Arabs | October 1 Attack on Jews | October 3 Attack on Jews | |
| Words in Statement | 122 | 68 | 77 |
| Condemnation | “condemns in strongest possible terms” | “strongly condemns” | “strongly condemns” |
| Terrorist attack | “vicious terrorist attack” AND “terrorism” | “terrorist attack” | Not called terrorism |
| Condolences | “profound condolences” | “condolences” | No condolences |
| Prayer for Injured | “prayers for a full recovery” | None | None |
| Families mentioned | “Dawabsheh family” | None | None |
| Location of Incident | “Palestinian village of Douma” | “West Bank.” Not Israeli; not Samaria | “Old City of Jerusalem today”. Not Israeli |
| Call for Justice | “murderers” | “the perpetrators” | “all perpetrators of violence” A general term |
As seen in the chart above, the trend line of not even expressing condolences or calling the attack terrorism is very worrying.
Supporters of Israel have long complained about the bias of the United Nations against Israel. It would appear that those supporters must now worry about the support of its strongest ally.
#JewishLivesMatter
Attacks Against Israelis
US State Department October 3, 2015:
“The United States strongly condemns all acts of violence, including the tragic stabbing in the Old City of Jerusalem today that left two victims dead and two injured. We call for all perpetrators of violence to be swiftly brought to justice. We are very concerned about mounting tensions in the West Bank and Jerusalem, including the Haram al Sharif/Temple Mount, and call on all sides to take affirmative steps to restore calm and avoid escalating the situation.”
US State Department October 1, 2015:
“The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place late Thursday evening in the West Bank. The shooting resulted in the death of an Israeli couple who were driving with their young children. We extend our condolences to the victims’ family. We urge all sides to maintain calm, avoid escalating tensions in the wake of this tragedy, and work together to bring the perpetrators to justice.”
Attacks Against Palestinian Arabs
US State Department July 31, 2015:
“The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms last night’s vicious terrorist attack in the Palestinian village of Douma. The arson attack on a family’s home in the dead of the night resulted in the death of an 18 month-old baby and the injury of three other family members. We convey our profound condolences to the Dawabsheh family and extend our prayers for a full recovery to those injured.
We welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu’s order to Israel’s security forces to use all means at their disposal to apprehend the murderers for what he called an act of terrorism and bring them to justice. We urge all sides to maintain calm and avoid escalating tensions in the wake of this tragic incident.”
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