[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA:

Let's put the cards on the table: If the Israeli truck driver who killed
Palestinian children and a teacher last week had been a Jew the situation
today could have been considerably worse.

But since the driver is an Israeli Arab rather an Israeli Jew there's a
limit to what the Palestinians can say about the incident.

Right now we have a hudna so that no one goes out and kills the driver or
someone from his family out of revenge. And once the Israeli Arab truck
driver's family pays compensation to the families of the dead there will be
a sulha. And that could very well close the books on the accident. ]

Four children remain in critical condition from deadly Jerusalem bus crash

More than 20 others hurt in the accident are also hospitalized but suffering
less serious injuries.
By Nir Hasson Haaretz Published 15:00 19.02.12
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/four-children-remain-in-critical-condition-from-deadly-jerusalem-bus-crash-1.413436

Four children are in critical condition at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein
Karem, suffering from burns and lost limbs in the aftermath of a deadly
school bus accident Thursday which killed five children and a teacher north
of Jerusalem.

More than 20 others hurt in the accident are also hospitalized but suffering
less serious injuries. Among them are the bus driver, who lost both his legs
after his bus collided with a truck near the West Bank settlement of Adam.

Meanwhile, the identities of the five children killed are now known. They
include Marwa Amira, Lamis Hamdan, Milad Salame and a boy from the Nimer
family whose name is not yet known. All were aged 4-5 and lived in the
Shuafat refugee camp or the neighborhood of Anata, north of Jerusalem.

Also killed in the accident was Ala Aljulani, 31, a teacher.

Efforts have also begun toward a reconciliation between the families of the
children and the family of the truck driver, who is suspected of being
responsible for the accident. A hudna, or a freeze, was declared to avoid a
vendetta.

On Friday the first meeting was held between family representatives. Another
is due to happen three days after the funerals, which will take place on
Sunday or Monday. The family of the driver will pay compensation to the
families of the dead, independently from the proceedings against the driver.

The school which ran the kindergarten where the children attended, is a
private institution which does not receive subsidies from the Jerusalem
municipality and is not obligated by the safety and inspection rules of
public schools.