Many people got used to the sad news from this country. The media have long ceased to classify terrorist attacks in Israel as sensational. It is believed that it cannot be otherwise. But is it really?
Islamic terror
Against the backdrop of a sharp escalation of Islamic terrorist activity in a number of major cities in Western Europe, news from Israel is on the periphery of public attention. Few people think that the people of this small Mediterranean country have been daily confronting for several decades the same enemy that the inhabitants of Paris faced this autumn.
Behind the high-profile events in the capital of France, terrorist attacks in Israel again went unnoticed. October in this country is again marked by great loss of life. They have become something familiar and do not cause the indignation with which the world perceived the explosions and machine gun bursts in France and Belgium.
From the background
As you know, the state of Israel that exists today was created, according to a UN decision, in May 1948. The support of this decision of the United Nations by the Soviet Union also played a significant role in its creation. But the decision to create a new andthe only Jewish state in the world was categorically not satisfied with the Arab encirclement of the former British Mandatory Palestine, as this territory was officially called in the short historical period between the two world wars.
War on the new state was declared the day after it was declared. And in a certain sense, it does not stop to this day. The Arab countries, despite the crushing defeat in three full-scale military conflicts, have not abandoned their intention to "throw Israel into the Mediterranean." And this is the only reason that to this day there are regular terrorist attacks in Israel. The war of the Arab world against this country has taken a perverted terrorist form.
Arabs in Israel
Currently, more than one and a half million Arabs live in Israel. We are talking here only about those who are citizens of this state. It is the second largest ethnic group in the country. And more than three and a half million Arabs live in the territories of the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip. A significant part of them travel daily to jobs in Israel. This is due to the structure of the country's economy and autonomies on its borders. Almost all terrorist attacks in Israel are committed by representatives of this particular ethnic group. Thus they continue their war. To the complete annihilation of Israel and the Jews. They are not deterred by the fact that many more Arabs die in this process than those whom they slaughter orblow up.
According to the ideas of Islamic fanatics about the beautiful - each hero who died in the name of Allah in the Muslim paradise is expected by 72 beautiful houris. And eternal bliss. And everyone who commits terrorist attacks in Israel is sent straight into their arms. It is this simple motivation that those who send new martyrs to the cities of Israel operate with.
From the history of terror
Everyone who happened to visit Israel could pay attention to memorial plaques and other signs that mark the places of terrorist acts and deaths. Islamic terror in this country began even before its official proclamation. The Jewish people have traditionally been persecuted for many centuries and in many countries. But after gaining his statehood, he openly opposes everything that threatens his existence.
Terrorists are constantly forced to change their tactics. The latest terrorist attacks in Israel, as a rule, are carried out without the use of explosive devices and firearms, which have become difficult to deliver to the country. And so the martyrs took up knives. Today, they consider the secrecy of preparation and surprise attacks to be their advantage.
Confrontation
Measures to counter Islamic terrorism are systemic in Israel. The entire population of this small country is ready to counter terror. This was clearly demonstrated by the recent series of terrorist attacks in Israel. Despite the loss of life, the terrorist does notmanaged to achieve the main thing - there is no panic and a sense of inevitable catastrophe in the country. Everyone is busy with their usual affairs, but at the same time they do not lose their vigilance. The fact that danger can suddenly arise from any direction has long been taken for granted by everyone. And therefore, for everyone, the frames of metal detectors at the entrance to public institutions have long been familiar. As well as a large number of armed people in police and military uniforms on the streets and intersections. Quite often, they manage to use their weapons before the terrorists.
