JERUSALEM, Aug. 19 — A Palestinian suicide bomber killed at least 18 people, including children, when he detonated an explosive packed with ball bearings tonight aboard a city bus crowded with families, some of them returning from Judaism's holiest site, the Western Wall.

A whole string of homocide/suicide bombings recently by Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Arafat's own Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, would seem to indicate that these Palestinian terrorist organizations, including the one controlled by Arafat himself, are intent on destroying the roadmap to peace. These terrorists know that their actions will undoubtably provoke a response from Israel that will have dire consequences for many Palestinians.

In Gaza City, the Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, told reporters, "I declare my strong condemnation of this horrible act that doesn't serve the interests of the Palestinian people." Mr. Abbas said he offered "my real sorrow" to the families of the victims.

Unfortunately, Mr. Abbas is unwilling to disarm the Palestinian terrorist organizations. By not disarming the terrorists, Mr. Abbas is creating a roadmap to irrelevancy for himself.
Fireworks burst over Hebron tonight as Palestinians there celebrated the bombing.

People that want peace do not celebrate terrorist bombings that kill innocent children.

These quotations are taken from a report in today's New York Times. You can read it at this link.