Terrorists target innocent, unarmed people (like children) primarily because they are gutless cowards. They will not attack armed forces because they will lose. What they do is find useful idiots who they brain-wash and send them out to die. You will never see Bin Laden dressed to kill. Arafat died of old age – no 72 virgins for him.

So why is Hollywood even thinking of honoring someone who now says he would be happy to bomb out?

Hany Abu-Assad’s film “Paradise Now” left few Israelis indifferent. The movie, which depicts the story of two young Palestinians in Nablus who were chosen by a local terror group to carry out a suicide bombing in Israel, and which trails their preparations ahead of the attack, infuriated many in the country, most notably publicist Irit Linor, who in an opinion column in Ynet called “Paradise Now” “a quality Nazi film.”

In an interview with Yedioth Ahronoth, the Israeli-born director of the Golden Globe award winner for Best Foreign Film emerges as no less controversial than his recent production. At the beginning of our talk he demands that when quoting him I would refrain from using the term “terrorist” to describe people sent to explode themselves in buses and markets.

This is an act of terror, but this terror derives from another terror, Abu-Assad explains. Suicide bombings are a reaction to your terror, he says, and suggests the most accurate term to describe a suicide bombing would be “a counter-terrorist act.”

Anyone can rationalize despicable acts. Hitler was a artist too (i thought is drawings were darn good, actually). He also rationalized killing people. It is time to send clear signals to Hollywood that their indulgences with these animals. In fact, I would bet this grandstanding fool would not accept being ejected from the Oscar contention based on his comments. I say call this idiots bluff (is this another ‘million pieces’?) and see if he would sacrifice his Oscar for his cause!