A rare show of sanity The youngest homicide bomber had to be bullied into carrying out his assignment.
She already knew that the 16-year-old schoolboy had blown himself and two Israelis apart outside a cafe near Tel Aviv five weeks ago. Last week, to add to her anguish, she discovered that he had been bullied into committing the atrocity by his terrorist masterminds after he wavered at the last minute.
Issa Budeir was persuaded to murder despite last-minute qualms
"He was too young to understand these things. He was just a boy," said Mrs Budeir. "If I had known these people were sending him to Tel Aviv to conduct this operation, I would have done anything to stop it. I would have locked him in his room.
"My life has collapsed. I had dreamed of seeing my beloved son grow up, go to university, find a wife, have his own children. Now that hope has gone for ever. I feel sick; I feel empty. I will have this bitterness inside me for the rest of my life."
The Islamofascists are destroying their own future by creating a culture which worships death.
Posted by Rich at July 1, 2002 1:11 AM