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There’s been another suicide bombing in Jerusalem that killed at least seven and wounded over 62:

Al-Aksa Brigades claimed responsibility for attack, which took place one day before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague is scheduled to begin hearings over the West Bank security fence.

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Among the dead and wounded were a number of young students. Reuters is reporting that the attack took place near a hotel where US Jewish organization leaders were meeting. All the reports seem to have focused on the fact that the ICJ hearings are about to begin.

What is there to say? What else could there possibly be left to say, that’s any different from last time, or the time before, or the time before that? Besides sympathy for the victims and their families, concern for scared Israelis, disgust for Arafat and his terrorist band, and disdain for the world that seems to want to condemn Israel – the victim – in every instance, what else can anyone say?

Only this: I fear that if Sharon continues on the path of rewarding terrorist attacks – or seeming to – through unilateral pullouts and tearing down sections of security fence, it will only fuel the terrorists’ fire and encourage more attacks. And more innocent people will die.

Sick. All of it.

Update: Lynn has more about the PA’s connection to terror.

{ 10 comments… add one }
  • Hanthala 02.23.04, 12:56 AM

    Segacs…c’mon…Israel is not victim, people are–Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Arab, and others.

  • Jeff 02.23.04, 3:36 AM

    Linda… 7 people were just killed… keep you fucking mouth shut for at least a few hours.

  • Jonny 02.23.04, 5:31 PM

    Hanthala,

    Would you like some cheese and figs with that wine?

  • Hanthala 02.23.04, 9:47 PM

    Can’t Jeff, then I’ll be accused of condoning suicide bombings.

    No thanks Jonny, you go ahead, I don’t celebrate suicide bombings.

  • Jonny 02.24.04, 5:48 PM

    Hanthala, what!! You don’t celebrate suicide bombings??? Who were all those people jumping up and down on the streets of Ramallah after 9-11? C’mon everyone knows you hand out sweets to kids after every suicide bombing.

  • Hanthala 02.25.04, 11:01 PM

    Dunno Jonny, I wasn’t there and, unless you live in Ramallah, neither were you. So who knows. As for sweets, I tend to hand them out to kids at Halloween. Rest of the time, I try not to have any around cuz I’m a chocoholic.

  • segacs 02.26.04, 4:48 AM

    You’re a chocoholic, Hanthala? Me too! Yes, believe it or not I’m agreeing with you on something… hey, maybe that could be a new peace initiative between Israel and the Palestinians. Peace through chocolate? What do you think?

  • Hanthala 02.27.04, 12:38 AM

    If only Segacs…imagine…get everyone on a nice chocolate high…big heart-shaped eyes…empathy all around…and everyone too big to even consider moving or acting on anyone else’s orders (I was just thinking of Sharon)…and BTW, we agree on more issues than we disagree on…come to think of it, I think there’s about one issue we don’t agree on…imagine that!

  • segacs 02.27.04, 1:52 AM

    Well that explains why you keep reading… and here I was thinking you were just addicted to the debate…

    There’s some chocolate calling my name, gotta go.

  • Hanthala 03.01.04, 12:25 AM

    Addicted to the debate? You mean the Palestinian-Israeli debate? Hell no, after all these years, you get tired of repeating yourself and hearing the same answers back.

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