After yesterday’s horrific Palestinian terrorist attack in Tel-Aviv that claimed four lives, Israel has now retaliated:
CBS NEWS – The Israeli military says it has revoked all permits for Palestinians to visit Israel and travel abroad during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, after two Palestinian gunmen killed four Israelis and wounded at least five others in Tel Aviv. The two attackers were detained, authorities said.
COGAT, an Israeli defense body, said Thursday that all 83,000 permits have been frozen for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to visit family in Israel, attend Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem or travel abroad via Israel’s Tel Aviv airport.
The travel permits are customarily given out by Israel as a goodwill gesture so Palestinians can visit holy sites and family in Israel during Ramadan.
In addition, the military says it has frozen Israeli work permits for 204 of the attackers’ relatives, and is preventing Palestinians from leaving and entering the West Bank village of Yatta, the attackers’ home.
COGAT says entering or leaving will only be permitted for humanitarian and medical cases.
I’m glad to see Israel’s action was swift and strong.
But as surely as the sun rises in the east, I’m sure the Obama administration will condemn Israel’s retaliations later today or tomorrow, if they haven’t already.