Reactions on Yassin’s death are beginning to filter in:
Allison posts her stream-of-consciousness thoughts when she first heard the news, and also a knock-knock joke by Lair.
Those great folks over at Israpundit have, of course, been all over this story, posting news roundups and perspectives.
And here’s Meryl on her first thoughts and then again on targeted assassinations. And LGF has some grisly photos.
Big journalism is reacting as well. The Jerusalem Post has the oh-so-cheery predictions of retaliatory attacks against Jews and Israelis abroad. Haaretz has wasted no time putting together an in-depth feature section, including its view that Yassin’s assassination was a part of Israel’s disengagement plan. Ma’ariv’s editorials run the gamut, from the predictions of more violence or Palestinian civil war to the view that Yassin’s killing was necessary to protect innocent lives.
Away from Israel, we have CNN reporting the condemnation of world leaders for killing a terrorist, with a fervour they rarely employ when busloads of schoolchildren are murdered. BBC has a regional news roundup, with immediate reactions from both Israeli and Arab news sources. The Los Angeles Times says that Yassin wanted to be killed by the IDF, because “martyrdom” was his greatest goal. And the Guardian wastes no time coming out with stupidities, writing an obituary for Yassin that, among other things, compares the terrorist to Nelson Mandela.
More reactions to follow.