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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Claiming a Victory

A few days ago, a bus was blown up in Israel.  There were multiple injuries and now there has been a death.  The Israelis had initially said that they considered the explosion a terror attack although the perpetrator of the attack was not clear.  Well now we have clarity.

Hamas announced that the attack had been carried out by one of its operatives and called the explosion a "great victory".  Hamas had waited to announce this claim because the man who just died of his injuries was the bomber and Hamas did not want to clarify that.  So the attack claimed one life; the bomber managed to kill himself.  Hamas also called for celebration of the victory.

Next time some buffoon talks of the need for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, ask that person with whom the Israelis should negotiate.  Hamas rules Gaza and is part of the ruling coalition in the rest of the Palestinian territories.  Does one negotiate with people who send teenagers to blow themselves up on buses?

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