This is not a rare phenomenon. It is, in fact, a common phenomenon,
within borders, especially, but across borders frequently. Very
frequently.
Hamas rockets killed three Israelis today in the south of the
country. One was a male soldier. Another was a woman
civilian. These hits were at the end of the day. Earlier on
Monday, the missilery of the pious Gaza Muslims killed another Muslim, a
27-year old Bedouin Arab named Hani al-Mahdi from the town of
Aroer. I wonder what, from the theological point of view, is
al-Mahdi's fate in heaven. He worked in Israeli construction
projects. Is he a martyr or a villain? Who knows? Don't
you have to want to be a martyr? He certainly didn't. Fourteen others were injured in the assault on Ashkelon, all of them from
two Arab towns, Rahat and Manda. Of course, Hamas rarely targets
its victims. Anyone's blood will do.
There are many ironies in this war of steel and nerves. One is that
most of the Arab countries that are right now criticizing Israel for its
Gaza expedition actually want Israel to thrash the enrag