This is a frequent jihadi tactic. The Islamic State issued this call in September 2014:
So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops of the tawaghit. Strike their police, security, and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents. Destroy their beds. Embitter their lives for them and busy them with themselves. If you can kill a disbelieving American or European — especially the spiteful and filthy French — or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be….If you are not able to find an IED or a bullet, then single out the disbelieving American, Frenchman, or any of their allies. Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car, or throw him down from a high place, or choke him, or poison him….
“Terrorist in Jerusalem ramming attack caught by security forces,” by Anna Ahronheim, Jerusalem Post, February 6, 2020:
The terrorist who carried out a ramming attack in Jerusalem during the early hours of Thursday morning was arrested by Israeli security forces on Thursday evening….
Twelve Israeli soldiers were wounded in a vehicular ramming attack in central Jerusalem just before 2 a.m. The Golani soldiers passing by the First Station, a popular entertainment spot on the city’s David Remez Street, during a heritage tour ahead of their swearing in ceremony at the Western Wall.
Zilberman said that they had been walking on the sidewalk when the vehicle came from behind and struck them at high speed. The soldiers were not able to shoot at the driver before he fled the scene of the attack.
“This happened in seconds,” Zilberman said.
One of the soldiers, aged 20, was evacuated in critical condition to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. The others were lightly injured and evacuated to hospital….
mortimer says
The opportunism of jihadism is a clear case of amorality. Whatever promotes Islamic supremacism is considered acceptable. Just because this happened in Israel doesn’t mean that vehicular jihad won’t occur against soldiers in NATO countries … such deadly vehicular attacks against NATO soldiers have in fact occurred.
A jihadist even drove a truck through the main entrance of a leading department store in Stockholm, Sweden.
Martin says
I would have thought that out of 12 Israeli soldiers at least one of them would have seen or heard the vehicle coming on fast. Its too bad that the terrorist was captured alive: in prison he’ll have three meals a day, friendship, Arabic TV, prayer-time, and a nice monthly paycheck care of the Palestinian Authority (i.e. European and American taxpayers).
Robin says
“…a nice monthly paycheck care of the Palestinian Authority (i.e. European and American taxpayers).”
This cannot be stressed enough. We are getting played.
Savvy Kafir says
That was my thought. Too bad no one was able to eliminate this jihadi on the spot. That should always be the goal with these lone wolf jihadis, as far as I’m concerned. They need to be treated as enemy combatants fighting out of uniform, and eliminated as quickly and efficiently (and inexpensively) as possible.
Battle says
Mohammad worshipper.
Westman says
Since ISIS, Hamas, et al other Islamist-terrorists take the Quran literally, what would be the effect of Israel using Islam’s own punishment, Quran 5:33, on them when an Israeli is severely injured or killed? Would a former terrorist, with these markings, find comfort or status anywhere? Would they be rejected by other Muslims?
Walter Sieruk says
Such awful vicious spiteful Muslim hate and against the Jewish against the Jewish people which resulted in the jihadist/Muslim and terribly harming twelve Israel soldiers in a vehicle Muslim terrorist attack by running them down in the Capital city of the State of Israel, Jerusalem is ,indeed ,very wicked
The tragic reality is that such malicious behavior , with murderous intent is sanctioned in the “holy book” of Islam the Koran. Which instructs in violence and killing for the cause of Islam. As found in, for example, 4: 89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4. In other words the Koran inspires and causes such hideous violence. Furthermore, another role the Koran has in such deadly Islamic terror attacks in the Jewish nation of Israel is that the Koran contains many negative about the Jewish people. The reason that the Koran reads as it does have much to do with the history of the founder and prophet of Islam, who is Muhammad. This is for a specific time period of his life Muhammad lived among many Jewish people and he liked them at first.
Later when they would not accept his claim of being of prophet, Muhammad then took is dislike to them that then turned into bitterness and even hate for them. So in the hate and bitterness he spoke many derogatory things about the as even referring to them as “apes and swine.” Such word of bitterness and hate, along with other thing he said, where written down on things and then later after his death those words were together together and then eventually, in time went in the composition of the Koran. Therefore, that why the Koran reads and in does about the Jewish people, as in calling them descendants of “apes and swine.” As seen in the Koran in 2:65; 7:166.; 5:60.
Furthermore, as a Christian I can keyboard that there is a chance the Muhammad actually might had been a prophet but the important thing to understand is that Muhammad was NOT a prophet send by God. Instead, Muhammad was a deceptive, lying false prophet send by Satan to lead many people astray and even and straight into hell. Jesus, in fact, had predicted and warned of the coming of such men as Muhammad. For Jesus taught “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” Matthew 7:15. In addition, the Bible further warns that “many false prophets are gone out into the world.” First John 4:1. [K.J.V.]
Westman says
In reviewing Muhammad’s change from Mecca to Medina, is seems a sheep grew fur and fangs, a sort of a werewolf conversion.
Even as an Agnostic, I recognize that Islam, with some allies, is the only “anti-Christ” organization that could fulfill the prophecies of the Bible about a final world battle against Israel. Muhammad was shrewd in including Isa as a prophet in the Quran while denying his entire divinity as Christ. Islam, using the Bible’s description, looks like the anti-Christ army.
The Pope’s kiss-up to Islam has shown that he is not really a believer of his own Bible, and is substituting his own unworkable ideas.
Carl -stealth Infidel- says
Westman,. You are right. Read shoebat’s “God’s War on terror.” eBay got it, used cheap too.
elee says
Hey Israel…….if this guy is not Amalek in your midst then who is? Who will ever be?
Battle says
Mohammad worahipper.
Batyle says
(Typo) worshipper
gravenimage says
Israel: Muslim runs down and injures twelve Israeli soldiers in vehicular jihad attack in Jerusalem
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More vehicular Jihad.
Kavan Sherwood (@TattoedMan77) says
A muslim attacks Jews using a “Steed of War”. Where have I read that phrase before? Oh yes, I remember the Koran.
Koran 8;60
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And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.