What a sweet mom!
Shortly after 8 p.m. on October 12, 22-year-old Muhammad Shamasne boarded bus No. 185 near the entrance to Jerusalem and stabbed a 19-year-old Israel Defense Forces soldier and unsuccessfully tried to grab his gun.
Shamasne was shot and killed by police while passengers were attempting to subdue him.[..]
In an interview for Lebanese television, the mother of Shamasne offered the interviewer candy to celebrate her son Muhammad’s death.
What’s getting much more attention, however, is that during the interview the mother pulled out a knife which she promised to use. Via Israel National News:
“Allah be praised, Muhammed was martyred for the sake of Al-Aqsa,” she said, smiling. “Allah willing all my children will follow in Muhammed’s footsteps.”
“We knew (what he had in mind),” she continued proudly. “I did not cry, and I am angry that he did not take me with him.”
“We regret nothing, we are proud of him,” she added, before offering her interviewer a plate of sweets “to celebrate Muhammed’s martyrdom.”
When asked whether she feared that Israel could demolish her son’s home in response to the attack, she responded that they had not yet received a demolition order from the Israeli authorities – likely due to a recent halt of the practice ordered by the Israeli Supreme Court.
But, grinning widely, she declared that “no threats will have any effect on us. Let them destroy the house, let Mu’tasim and Yousuf [her other sons – ed.] be martyred as well,” before suddenly unsheathing a massive knife concealed under her dress.
“As for me… I am concealing this knife for Israel!” she said, staring into the camera. “Watch out Israel! Watch out!”