Kerry Says No Deaths From West Bank Terror in 2013, Just Days After Shin Bet Lists Fatalities

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israel-terror-incidents-from-july-to-november-2013“Last year, not one Israeli was killed by a Palestinian from the West Bank,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told guests at a Munich conference on Shabbos, according to a U.S. State Department transcript. His comments however, came just days after Israel’s Shin Bet security service listed Israeli deaths from terror originating in the territory in 2013.

In April, Shin Bet said, “One Israeli was killed (April 30) in a stabbing attack at Tapuah Junction (Samaria). The perpetrator, a Palestinian, resident of Shuka, Tul Karem, stabbed the Israeli, and then kidnapped his weapon and opened fire on IDF solders; there were no other casualties.”

In September, Shin Bet said, “This month, two Israelis were killed: an IDF soldier who was lured by a Palestinian illegal alien who had worked with the soldier in Bat Yam, to travel with the Palestinian to Beit Amin / Qalqiliyah, where he was murdered (September 21), and an IDF soldier who was shot dead near Hebron’s Cave of the Patriarchs (September 22).”

In October: “This month’s attacks recorded an Israeli citizen (October 10) who was stabbed to death in Brosh / Jordan Valley, and four casualties which included the wife of the stabbed man, another stabbing attack of a nine year old girl in Psagot near Ramallah (October 5), and a run-over attack against two soldiers near Bzaria / Nablus (October 5).”

In November, Shin Bet said, “Two stabbing attacks were noted this month. Both had occurred within the Green Line area. They resulted in the death of an Israeli soldier who was stabbed in Afula (November 13), and a female Israeli soldier lightly injured in Jaffa (November 22). Additionally, 3 Israeli citizens were injured this month: a female baby aged circa two sitting in a vehicle sustained moderate injuries caused by Palestinian stone-throwers near Armon Hanatziv neighborhood in Jerusalem (November 28); and a couple sustained light injuries as a result of firebomb thrown at their vehicle which caught fire near Teqoa (Judea).”

Kerry did however recognize that terror activity was on the rise for 2014 – “This year, unfortunately, there’s been an uptick in some violence” – he said, while cautioning that failure to secure an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority could make matters worse.

“But the fact is the status quo will change if there is failure. So everybody has a stake in trying to find the pathway to success,” Kerry said, in Munich.

The Algemeiner contacted the U.S. State Department for further information about Kerry’s understanding of the West Bank terror deaths in 2013, but a spokeswoman said they were unable to immediately comment.

THE ALGEMEINER JOURNAL

{Matzav.com}


10 COMMENTS

  1. I think Kerry has been drinking too much Kool Aid (or possibly Heinz ketchup). Where does he get his information from? He NEVER was an Israel lover and it is all coming out now.

  2. Uncle Lurch indulged too much at Qiddush in Shul? Or perhaps he meant “No one of consequence.” Or perhaps, “Who didn’t want them dead?”

  3. In any case, if no Israelis were killed by Palis from the WB, that would be a good arguement for preserving the status quo, rather than letting them run amok under their own leadership.

  4. speaking of heinz ketchup i once was doing hashgacha of kosher for passover catsup and one of the factory workers picked up a bottle of the red,red stuff and took a swig. sweet!

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