Collateral DamageHere are a few of my sentiments regarding the Palestinian civilians who were killed by an IDF shell on Friday:
1. Sympathy for the victims as fellow human beings.
2. Thoughts as to why the victims have gotten so much media attention, in sharp contrast to thousands of nameless Iraqi civilians killed by the U.S. and Britain.
3. Certainty that Palestinian society - Gaza residents especially - is fully responsible for these deaths, for responding to Israel's withdrawal from Gaza by continuing to attack Israel and by electing Hamas.
4. Certainty that the State of Israel has a moral duty to continue to protect its citizens.
posted on 6/11/2006