Ma'aleh Levona - Ax attack foiled this morning

Frimet/Arnold Roth..
This Ongoing War..
28 August '12..

An ax-wielding Palestinian Arab terrorist attacked and injured an Israeli Jew in the Samarian/Shomron community of Maaleh Levona this morning (Tuesday) [source]. The attack occurred at the community's entry gate. The injured victim was treated on the spot for light to moderate chest wounds in chest and then evacuated him the Sha'are Zedek Medical Center hospital in Jerusalem. Some ninety families make their home in Maaleh Levona, which was founded in 1982.

Security personnel serving the Binyamin region of Samaria, along with service personnel from the IDF, pursued the attacker and came under a hail of rocks thrown by local Arabs. Nevertheless they succeeded in tracking him down and apprehending him.

Searches are underway now to see if other potential attackers are hiding in the vicinity which is close to a religious high school for girls - just the kind of 'quality target' that attracts the sort of people who attack unsuspecting civilians with an ax. The area has known previous attacks of a sadly similar nature. We described one two years ago: see "9-Jul-10: One small life-changing event illustrates 4 things to know about how terrorism works".

Link: http://thisongoingwar.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/28-aug-12-ax-attack-foiled-this-morning.html

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One small life-changing events illustrates 4 things to know about how terrorism works

Arnold/Frimet Roth
This Ongoing War: A Blog
09 July "10

First the facts, based on a report by Hillel Fendel and Gil Ronen on the website of Israel National News.

It happened a day and a half ago, Wednesday, around noon. The location: the entrance to the small, rural Jewish community of Ma'ale Levona, located in the southern Samarian hills, in the general vicinity of Eli, Shiloh and Ariel. About ninety families live there and it's known because the first of the victories of the Maccabees happened there, and each year they have a colorful sheep-sheering event based on Jewish tradition.

A young woman driving out of the town by car, her baby strapped safely into the back seat, sees a young man by the side of the road, finger outwards and clearly looking for a ride. His head-covering (we call it a yarmulkeh) and his backpack indicate he's a student in one of the schools for advanced Jewish learning, or yeshivot, that dot the area. The driver pulls over to offer a ride.

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