On January 29, 2004, Hamas carried out a suicide bombing attack on bus no. 19 in Jerusalem. 11 citizens were killed and 42 were wounded in that murderous terrorist attack. In a speech given to Palestinian children and teenagers in Ramallah two days after the attack, Yasser Arafat issued repeated calls instilling the message of the “liberation” of Jerusalem and Palestine through acts of violence to be carried out by millions of martyrs ( shahids ). This well-known message, made all the more sharp by its timing, must have been perceived by Yasser Arafat's listeners as giving encouragement and approval to the continuation of terrorism, including suicide bombing attacks. By instilling this message, Yasser Arafat creates a fertile ground for the young Palestinians who were present at the event or saw it broadcast on television to form new generations of terrorists. What follows are fragments from Yasser Arafat's speech, as reported live by the Palestinian television on January 31, 2004: