06 June '13..
H/T Daled Amos..
On June 2, 2013, in the Los Angeles area, Arnold Roth discussed how we measure the price paid now and in the future by Israelis for the 2011 exchange of convicted terrorists for the freedom of the Israeli hostage, Gilad Shalit.
(While running a bit short of 2 hours, Arnold's primary presentation is about 45 minutes long, followed by a substantial question and answer period. What he has to say is compelling, and surely worth setting aside the time to listen. Y.)
On Aug 9, 2001, Arnold and Frimet Roth's daughter, Malka (Malki) Roth, 15, of Jerusalem, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem, inside a crowded pizza restaurant.
Carrying the explosives in a guitar case, the terrorist entered the Sbarro pizzeria at the corner of King George Avenue and Jaffa Road in downtown Jerusalem just before 2 p.m. The 5 kg.-10 kg. bomb, which was packed with nails, screws, and bolts, completely gutted the restaurant, which was full of lunchtime diners.
There were thirteen deaths and many injured in this murderous act. Those who demand that Israel make 'painful concessions in the interest of peace' should count these in already made concession of the 'not-for-peace' results!
In October 2011, the government of Israel agreed to a transaction with the Hamas terrorist regime for the release of an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, held hostage for more than five years. In the exchange, Israel released more than one thousand prisoners, all of them terrorists, many of them convicted murderers who have been sentenced to multi terms of life imprisonment. The list is long, but one terrorist in particular - a woman of 31 - stands out. Her name is Ahlam Tamimi and she is serving 16 life terms for a massacre which she engineered and helped to carry out - the Sbarro attack.
Malka Chana Roth immigrated to Israel with her family from Melbourne, Australia in 1988. Born in the middle of three older brothers and three younger sisters, one of whom is severely handicapped, Malka helped her mother caring for the handicapped child, Haya-Elisheva. As a result of these experiences at home, Malki became devoted to the care of special-needs children. She spoke to us often of how important their cause was to her, how much pleasure it gave her to be involved with them. She was a volunteer leader at a youth camp arranged by Etgarim, the Israeli Outdoor and Recreation Association for the Disabled.
Malki was a gifted musician who played the classical flute. She studied at the prominent Horev girls' school in Jerusalem. She and Michal Raziel, who was also killed in the explosion, had grown up together and were good friends from an early age. They were both members of the Ezra youth movement, and had stopped for lunch at the pizzeria on their way to an activity in Talpiot.
Malka Roth was buried in Jerusalem. She left behind her parents, Arnold and Frimet Roth, and six siblings.
Arnold Roth is formerly of Austraila, and has resided in Jerusalem since 1988. He frequently writes and speaks about terrorism and its impact.
Mr. Roth has been an invited speaker at the United Nations and the European Parliament, and has met with senior political leaders in Australia, Belgium, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, the European Commission and elsewhere. His opinion articles and interviews have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Sydney Morning Herald, Washington Post, Irish Times, Jewish Week, Baltimore Sun, Le Figaro, Times of London, Jerusalem Post, Times of India and others. He has been an invited guest of BBC World Service, CNN, ABC News, Canada's CBC, SBS Australia, SKY News, RTÉ Ireland, Al-Jazeera and others. The Australian newspaper wrote (July 2012): "One person every foreign journalist coming to Israel should meet is Arnold Roth..." Jointly with his wife, Frimet, he writes a blog called This Ongoing War. Frimet and Arnold Roth founded Keren Malki, a registered charity in Israel, to be a memorial to the life of Australian-born Malki Roth in September 2001.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZnZvEJOaNY&list=UURy0IuyalxOVMs4LAbC995Q
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