world Terror In Paris The Kosher Market Victims 'Unite Against Terror' Netanyahu says world must fight the same terrorism Israel faces. Jerusalem Post and Times of Israel market on Jan. 9. Among those slain at Charlie Hebdo were two Jewish staffers. Columnist sraeli Prime Minister Elsa Cayat was a 54-year old psychia- Benjamin Netanyahu said he trist described as a brilliant psycho- expected the world leaders therapist. Longime cartoonist Georges who marched against terrorism Wolinski, 80, a Tunisia native, was in the streets of Paris on Sunday known for his cynical style. Georges to fight terror "even when it is "If the world doesn't unite against Wolinski directed at Israel and the Jews:' terror, the plague of terror that we Netanyahu's comments came saw here will increase in a way during a brief visit at the Hyper people cannot imagine," Netanyahu Cacher kosher grocery store in said. "Therefore, I hope that Europe Paris, the site of Friday's attack will unite and see the reality as it is. that killed four French Jews. Israel supports Europe in its struggle On Monday, Netanyahu against terror, and the time has come deflected domestic criticism that for Europe to support Israel in the his visit to Paris was unnecessary very same struggler Elsa Cay at and politically motivated, saying Netanyahu said he was moved that it was very important for Israel's leader by the ceremony at the Grand Synagogue to walk together with other world leaders in Sunday evening and that it was a true sign a march against terrorism after the murders of Jewish solidarity Likewise, he said, the of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo magazine march itself was an important sign of world offices on Jan. 7 and four slain at the kosher solidarity against terrorism. I ❑ Ynet News T he four Jewish hostages killed in the terror attack on a Paris kosher supermarket were laid to rest Tuesday in the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem. Yohan Cohen, 20, had been working at the kosher supermarket for the past year and was killed early on in the attack, after the supermar- ket's doors closed, his cousin Yonatan told Ynet. "The police told the family the terrorist threatened to kill a 3-year-old boy, and Yohan tried to stop it," Yonatan said. "He managed to grab the terrorist's weapon but before Yohan had a chance to shoot him, the terrorist put a bullet in his head and killed him on the spot:' Philippe Braham, 45, was the father of four. His brother-in-law Shai Ben-David told Ynet News Braham, an observant Jew and com- puter engineer, went shopping at the market before Shabbat when the attack occurred. "He was a man who always wore a kippah, a Zionist whose dream was to make aliyah, and he never made it:' said Ben David. "Every time he used to tell me, `God willing we'll come; we'll make aliyah soon:" A relative of Yoav Hattab said the 21-year-old had returned to Paris from a visit to Israel as part of the Taglit-Birthright project two days before his murder. Hattab left behind six broth- ers and was living in Paris alone, where he was studying. His father, Rabbi Benjamin Hattab, is a school headmaster in Tunisia and a prominent figure in the Jewish community there. Francois-Michel Saada, 64, who was born in Tunis, was a pension fund manager. He was a father of two, with both of his children living in Israel. "He led his life for the happiness of his family — a husband and an exemplary father; one of his friends said. ❑ See a related story on page 50. How Terrorism Harms Radical Islam A recent epidemic of high- profile attacks perpetrated by Muslims in the name of Islam — in Canada, Israel, Nigeria, Australia, Pakistan and France — raises an obvious question: How do the Islamist terrorists figure that murdering an honor guard, driving cars into pedestrians, slaughter- ing non-Muslim bus passengers, taking the patrons of a cafe hostage and massa- cring army children and cartoonists will achieve their goal of applying Islamic law and establishing a caliphate? Logically, their violence only helps if it terrorizes their enemies and compels them to bend to the Islamists' wishes; intimidation, after all, is the essence of terrorism. Sometimes, Islamist terrorism does achieve this objective. For example, to stay out of trouble, a sizable number of artists have censored themselves on Islam. And the botched government response to the 2004 Madrid train bomb- ings helped the opposition party win an election that led to the withdrawal of Spanish forces from Iraq. As a rule, however, terrorism usually leads to anger and hostility rather than 28 January 15 • 2015 compliance. Instead of cowing a popula- tion, it raises consciousness and provokes hatred for the Islamist cause among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Rather than advance the Islamist cause, high- profile acts of violence harm it. The Jan. 7 killing of 12 jour- nalists and cartoonists in Paris created a national mood of defiance that put Islamists on the defensive as never before. If the first hours anticipate future developments, a significant portion of the French elector- ate will demand more effective measures against radical Islam. If high-profile violence is counterproductive, why do Islamists persist in this self- defeating behavior? Out of anger and because of a violent disposition. Anger: Islamists, especially the more extreme ones, exude bitterness, bile, resentment and envy. They celebrate the medieval period, when Muslims were the richest, most advanced and most pow- erful of peoples, and interpret Muslim decline as the result of Western duplicity and betrayal. Only by striking back righ- teously at these conniving crusaders and Zionists can Muslims regain their right- ful place of honor and power. Expressing anger becomes an end in itself, leading to myopia, an inability to plan, an absence of strategic thinking and pulsating gran- diosity. A violent disposition: Exulting in their belief that they have direct knowledge of God's will, Islamists favor violence. To make the enemy cower in fear and then to smite him is the ultimate Islamist dream, a fulfillment of intense ill will, a triumph of Islam's superiority over other religions and those Muslims who lack the fire of their faith. Suicide bombings, behead- ings, gangland-style murders and other acts of grotesque recrimination express a deep desire for vengeance. In the long term, then, these acts of violence do immense damage to the Islamist cause. Turned around, the vic- tims of that violence — some 10,000 fatalities in 2,800 attacks in 2013 alone — did not die in vain but unwittingly sacrificed their lives in a dreadful war of wills. Targeted assassinations, such as those against the French cartoonists, have an outsized impact on public opinion. In conclusion, self-indulgence and strategic ineptitude are the hallmarks of the Islamist campaign. The catastrophe of the Islamist program is matched by the ineptitude of its tactics. And so, I con- clude, its ultimate fate will be in the same dust heap of history where fascism and communism can be found. Like those two other totalitarianisms, it promises ter- rible destruction and many deaths before ultimately failing. The war will be long and painful but, in the end, again, the forces of civilization will vanquish those of barbarism. The recent drumbeat of terrorism in the name of Islam may appear to help the Islamist cause. In fact, it brings its agenda closer to a deserved collapse. ❑ Daniel Pipes is president of the Middle East Forum.