around the world continued to arrive to show solidarity with what they see as the land of the Bible.
The suicide bomber and another person were killed and at least three injured in the attack at a bus stop near the Israeli Arab town of Umm al Fahm, Israeli Radio and other news reports said.
Witnesses told reporters that he exchanged several words with the policemen shortly before the bomb went off. As Israeli police arrived on the scene, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon condemned the attack as "blood-letting against the Israeli public" by "Palestinian terrorists."
FEAST OF TABERNACLES
It was not immediately clear what effect the latest bombing would have on thousands of Christians from several countries who were expected to participate in the annual Feast of Tabernacles events coming weekend.
However the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), which also organizes a desert celebration aside the Dead Sea said that "hundreds of Christians from around the world have been arriving every day" at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
Before the latest suicide bombing, the Christians were also confronted with news about other violence elsewhere in the country. Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a car near Jenin in the West Bank on Wednesday, September 18, killing one person and wounding another, the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
BURNED BODY
The shooting reportedly occurred hours after the burned body of an Israeli was found in a West Bank garbage dump, apparently killed by Palestinian militants. At least two Palestinians were also reported killed in the West Bank.
The first died in a burst of Israeli fire after he reportedly attempted to drive his car into a group of Israeli soldiers, VOA said. In addition eight children, al around eight-years-old were wounded Tuesday, September 17, when a bomb exploded at a Palestinian school near Hebron, the ICEJ News Agency reported.
Police said Jewish terrorists were most likely responsible, but are also investigating whether Palestinian terrorists were involved. The ICEJ and other Christian organizations have urged churches to pray for Israel and to show solidarity with what they consider as The Holy Land, despite ongoing violence.
