Terrorism reared its ugly head once again in Jerusalem this week – and two families are mourning their loved ones as a result.
A gunman struck in three locations on Sunday, spraying bullets into people near Israel’s national police headquarters, then attacking a victim nearby, before heading to a Palestinian neighbourhood, where he attacked two police officers.
A witness to the last prong of the attack told The AJN that he saw and heard locals “cheering from the rooftops” after the police officers were hurt. He reported: “They were saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ and there was lots of whistling.”
The witness discussed feeling sickened by the expression of joy. “It made me feel horrible, this was a scene where people lost their lives and people were standing and cheering as if something great happened.”
Read the article by Nathan Jeffay in the Australia Jewish News.