The politicians and media would like us to believe that terror is at an all time low. Any “minor” incident is completely ignored in the general media. But every once in a while a story comes along which is too hard to ignore. Or is it?

On Monday night Egged bus number 160 from Jerusalem to Hebron was hit by several firebombs from several attackers just waiting in the road for passing cars. According to the bus driver there are regularly bombs thrown there, but if nobody is hurt nothing is done about it. The difference in this case? MK Orit Struk from Bayit Yehudi was on the bus and was dozing when the boom from the exploding firebomb woke her up in fright. In an interview on Arutz 7 (IsraelNN.com) she said that the IDF must admit that what is happening in Judea and Samaria is a surge in terrorism. “Maybe it’s not nice to admit it, especially after terrorists were released, but they were trying to kill Jews – and they could have done it, G-d forbid,” she said.

Meanwhile the Fatah movement are gloating over the release of their murderers with blood on their hands. A spokesman was quoted as telling Israel to go cry over their dead while their fighters are free men. The head of Fatah, Mahmoud Abbas, is continuing the peace negotiations at the same time as praising terrorists.

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon has reiterated that there is no sign of a large-scale terror offensive on the horizon.

Is he blind or just playing ostrich? Or is he in fact correct? Please let us know your opinion!