Killing in the Name of Al Durah

Originally published by Ha’aretz, September 10th, 2001

The militant Palestinian group Hamas released information Monday confirming that Israeli Arab Mohammed Shaker Habeishi carried out Sunday’s suicide bombing at Nahariya train station that killed three people and wounded dozens more. If this is confirmed, the attack would be the first carried out by an Arab citizen of Israel.

The material released by Hamas on Monday included photographs and a videotape footage of Habeishi in which he presents himself and gives his reasons ...

By Marc Perelman
FORWARD.com
Published September 19, 2007

Killings carried out under the inspiration of Al Durah

Rabat, Morocco – Last month Hicham Doukkali packed a gas canister with explosives and blew himself up next to a bus full of tourists in the imperial city of Meknes. No one was hurt besides Doukkali, who lost an arm, but the attack was particularly troubling nonetheless.

Doukkali was not a young discontent from the slums of Casablanca, like the suicide bombers who killed dozens in ...