Peloni: Thankfully, an armed reservist was on site to neutralize the threat from the Fatah terrorist PA policeman. Israelis should be armed. The number of lives which Aviad Gizbar saved with his timely response will never be known, but it would be dwarfed by the lives which could be saved if Israelis were armed and trained to respond to such a threat as some random PA Policeman seeking his million dollar prize money. The public should be able to defend themselves, their families, their communities, and their nation amid the ongoing slaughter which is being waged on the streets of Israel. The army can not be everywhere, even as the terrorists can strike anywhere.
Yitzhak Zeiger, 57, murdered by terrorist at entrance to Eli, remembered as a volunteer medic who worked to ensure all Jews had proper burials.
Israel National News | Feb 29, 2024
It was cleared for publication that Yitzhak Zeiger, 57, is one of the two Israelis who were murdered in a terrorist shooting attack at a gas station at the entrance to Eli this afternoon (Thursday).
Zeiger volunteered with the police, with the ZAKA organization, and the Magen David Adom organization, and as a medic in the community of Psagot where he lived. He leaves behind his wife, three children and two grandchildren.
The terrorist came upon Zeigler while he was filling up his car at the gas station. Zeigler was able to draw his personal firearm and return fire, but was ultimately struck down by the attacker.
Samaria Regional Council chairman Yossi Dagan, a friend of the family, knocked on the door of the family home and delivered the bitter news to his wife Shlomit.
Dagan said, “My heart is full of endless sorrow. Yitzchak was a very dear friend, he loved people with all his soul. There is almost no organization in Israel that he did not volunteer for. He always did kindness in the community, would always stop the car, invite people, host them. He loved the country Israel, with all his heart, and was proud to livein Samaria. He loved his wife Shlomit with all his heart, he was the best neighbor he could be, and the most charming friend he could be.”
ZAKA paid tribute to Zeiger and called him “a man of true kindness with all his heart and soul, one of the veterans of ZAKA volunteers in the Judea and Samaria district who dedicated his life for the honor of the dead and dedicated days and nights to ensure every Jew had a proper burial in Israel.”
The shooter was neutralized by Aviad Gizbar, the owner of the Hummus Eliyahu restaurant at the Eli gas station.
“I was on a refreshing break from battle in Khan Yunis and came here to my place at Humus Eliyahu,” said Gizbar adding that “the same terrorists who are in Gaza are the same terrorists who are here. Everywhere they want to destroy us.”
Gizbar emphasized, “We must stand up straight, stop being pushed around. It’s time to understand that we are here, and we are here to stay. Stop with the slacking attitude. We must stand up straight, continue the construction. Let’s raise our heads high.”
He recounted the moments of the attack, “I heard gunshots, I was inside the hummus restaurant. I immediately understood that it was an attack. I shot one bullet so that the terrorist would realize that I was here. I signaled to him, I saw that he saw me and started charging in my direction.”
He added, “I took position and shot him. We took him down. I continued scanning the area and saw that there were no other risks. That’s how the incident ended.”
The shooter was identified as Muhammad Manasra, a Palestinian Authority police officer affiliated with Fatah.
He served as a police officer, at a rank equivalent to major.
Manasara had two previous prison terms, and was last released from the Ofer prison in 2019, after serving a prison sentence for illegal carrying of arms.
@dreuveni The “undisclosed reason” is obviously that the TSS leftist Deep State has infiltrated the top rungs of the military. This goes back as least as far as Moshe Dayan. Barak is another war hero who went sour. Peres was too.
https://ejpress.org/palestinian-authority-police-actively-involved-in-terrorism-says-head-of-media-watchdog/
@Sebastien
I would add a few more takeaways.
There have been over 50 PA officers who were killed conducting terrorist activities in the past year.
Also, these same PA officers have all been funded and trained by the US.
Despite this obvious bent towards terror by the PA, the US would have Israel provide them a state from which to increase their butcher bill against the Jews.
Here’s the takeaway.
a) He was a PA cop and high ranking one, at that.
b) He was released from an Israeli prison, like Yaya Sinwar.
2 things that should never be allowed: Arabs with guns and authority/the PA, released terrorists.
@Bob_k: Quite right. Our “friends” in the Obiden administration have done their best to hinder any kind of reasonable protection for the Jewish residents of J&S.
It’s time to correct that situation and return all the side-arms confiscated from the Jewish residents over the last decades and also provide a civilian police force to the region. They should also allow those residents to purchase side-arms if they know how to use them properly. Since most of the Jewish residents served in the IDF, they fulfil the requirements automatically. For some undisclosed reason, the military administration is unwilling to protect their own brothers in arms, so they have to defend themselves. If they actually use the only weapons available to them (the same stones the Arabs use to attack families driving home) the cameras always find these helpless acts and edit the video to show only the Jews attacking the Arabs.
When Palestinian Authority police, trained and armed by the Obiden admin actually take part in attacks against Jewish residents, they should be incarcerated or deported. The police officer in the report should never have been allowed to return to his Palestinian police duties and that must be the responsibility of the PA.
Add insult to injury the Biden Administration refuses to give arms to Judea and Samaria (“West Bank”) residents (“Settlers”) for protection. In addition, the US arms the PA police. Now we know why.
Add insult to injury the Biden Administration refuses to give arms to Judea and Samaria (“West Bank”) residents (“Settlers”) for protection. Now we know why.