Another Israeli lost to Palestinian terrorism. Enough is enough!

Today, Israel lost another one of its sons to terrorism. Raziel Shevah, a 35 year old father of six, was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in a drive-by shooting. The terrorist has yet to be caught. We've heard this kind of story over and over again. Israelis being shot, stabbed, run over by cars, or killed in any other way that Palestinian terrorist minds can think of.

So how do we put an end to this crap, because clearly what we're doing right now isn't working. We put terrorists in jail, we destroy their houses and still the attacks continue. I think it's time we tried something new. One idea that's been bandied about lately is giving death sentences to terrorists. I honestly don't think that's going to work. In fact, it might even encourage more attacks as many would-be terrorists seek martyrdom. So why give them what they want?

I think the ultimate solution to preventing more terrorist attacks and more Israeli deaths lies in curtailing the promotion of extremism and terrorism. This starts, above all, with Palestinian children. Each and every day, young Palestinians are taught to hate Israel and the Jewish people. They are told that Israel and its people need to be destroyed and that they should sacrifice their lives to achieve this objective. It makes me wonder why, after being in control of Judea and Samaria for more than five decades, has Israel not taken control of what Palestinian youth are taught. Indeed, it is my contention that in order to reduce the incidence of terrorism against our citizens, Israel must assume control over Palestinian education. We've let the likes of UNRWA, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority pollute the minds of young Palestinians for far too long and it's time to put a stop to it.

But of course, re-shaping the minds of young Palestinians will take time. I would say, at least a generation, if not longer. So what about the here and now? I think a good short-term solution would be to convince the Palestinians that killing Israelis will not drive us from Judea and Samaria, but will do just the opposite. To do this, I suggest that each time one of our people is killed by a Palestinian terrorist, we respond by formally annexing one of the communities that we have built in Judea and Samaria. So for example, since a Palestinian terrorist has just murdered a very upstanding Israeli citizen in Raziel Shevah, leaving his six children fatherless, including an eight-month old baby, Israel should respond by passing a law formally annexing, say, Maale Adumim, Gush Etzion, or one of the other thriving communities we've built in our Biblical homeland.