This guy entered a mosque and mowed down 29 Palestinians. Just didn't like 'em. There was no press coverage of the IDF leveling his housing, and that of 100 of his closest confederates.

Familiar word? "Martyr".

" Here lies the saint, Doctor Baruch Kapal Goldstein, blessed be the memory of the righteous and holy man, may the Lord revenge his blood, who devoted his soul for the Jews, Jewish religion and Jewish land. His hands are clean and his heart is clear.

He was killed as a martyr of God on the 14th of Adar, Purim, in the year 5754. "

-- Thus goes the inscription on the grave, (made as a shrine visited by pilgrims), of the mass murderer Baruch Goldstein. An American Physician and an Israeli settler of Hebron, Goldstein indiscriminately murdered 29 worshipers kneeling in a mosque in 1994.

A few notes on the Hebron Massacre by Baruch Goldstein:

 Allowing the extremists and settlers to crown Goldstein a hero, by building him a shrine, Israel is giving a "green light" to other extremists -- all heavily and legally armed, with extensive criminal record-- to follow suit.
 The American media was careful to label Goldstein an extremist rather than a terrorist.
 Still the U.S. and Israel continue to ignore the security needs of the Palestinians
 Don't expect the Israeli authorities to demolish the house of the family of this terrorist.

"One million Arabs are not worth a Jewish fingernail." --Rabbi Ya'acov Perin in his eulogy at the funeral of mass murderer Dr. Baruch Goldstein (Cited in the New York Times, 02/28/1994.)

Only recently (May 1998) the Israeli government voted to remove the memorial at the site, (octagonal stone plaza, candles, book holders, water fountain), but not the grave itself or the tombstone. The reason for Israel's sudden conscientious action is, in my opinion, due to the shrine attracting some world attention, which could mean the attention of U.S. public, a major source of Israel's income. The shrine was finally dismantled on December 29, 1999, almost six years after the massacre.

Lord Yehudi Menuhin (famed Jewish violinist) as quoted in "Le Figaro" in Jan 1998, Paris. "It is extraordinary how nothing ever dies completely. Even the evil which prevailed yesterday in Nazi Germany and which is gaining ground in that country [Israel] today."

And one more -

Ehud Barak Ha'aretz June 3rd, 1998 issue reported a revealing slip by Ehud Barak, Rabin's Labor Party successor, sharing the frustration of the Palestinians: "If I were Palestinian, I'd also join terror group." Later Barak apologized for this slip.

Arf