Female Soldier Stabbed on Jerusalem’s Light Rail
Latest update: April 18th, 2012
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An Israeli police officer stands guard at the scene of a stabbing attack in Pisgat Zeev March 15, 2012.
Photo Credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90
A 19-year-old soldier was stabbed in her chest and hand on Thursday morning by a Palestinian teen, while riding the Jerusalem light rail to her army base. Although originally listed in serious condition, she was evacuated to Shaare Tzedek Medical Center where she was stabilized and upgraded to moderate condition.
According to Jerusalem periphery police commander, Nissim Edri, the assailant rode the train northbound to the Pisgat Ze’ev station, and as it came to a stop, stood up and stabbed the soldier repeatedly before fleeing into the station.
“It was a nationalistic terrorist attack. Train security personnel chased the perpetrator, who was checked before the event,” Edri said. “We did not have any advance intelligence that there would be a terror attack on the light rail.”
Security forces later identified and arrested the suspect at the Qalandiya checkpoint, and the suspect has reportedly admitted to the stabbing after being questioned.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat visited the victim in the hospital, and was quoted afterward as saying: “Her condition has stabilized and the doctors are saying she’ll recover quickly. I look with great severity at any attempt to disrupt our lives. Events in the city will go on as usual.”
Yisrael Beitenu MK Lia Shemtov was irate at what she said was a predictable outcome: ”Two months ago, I warned about the danger of the train’s route entering Arab villages. We have to wait for casualties for our leaders to wake up?”
This is the second attack to occur on the light rail, but the first to cause injuries to a passenger. Six months ago, Arabs lobbed stones at the train in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat, smashing a window and causing superficial damage to the train.
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…… and tell us now again, who really want PEACE HERE? What do we need to show the world that we want and always want PEACE and ONLY PEACE? and what needs more again from thos palestinians to show to the world that they want AND ALWAYS want the opposit then PEACE? Is the world plain stupid or what?
In non other news then our Israeli-Jewish world news i could hear and read this….as all the others of course….the massmedia is sleeping about it???????
as alwayls…..and maybe in some days or so we will hear in the world media something different then what it was???? and the world will just sweal it yea????? hmmm well as usel….isn´t it so it always is?????
It's just ignorance and blindness……… I don't get it either……..
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May Hashem give them all back for what they have contributed…. Shabbat shalom Achoti <3
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The should give the bastard the death penatly.