Israel
They did it. They actually went and did it.
The Israelis killed Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
How heroic: shoot three rockets off at a quadriplegic as he leaves his mosque in Gaza City after morning service, killing not only him but another 7 people around him and injuring at least 17 other bystanders.
This man was not hard to find, the Israelis had his home address. His routine was unvaried. They could have picked him up at any time, put him in front of a judge and sentenced him to jail. They did it once before, it's not all that difficult.
It seems all rule of law has left that region. This is no way for a government to act: I find it hard to separate terrorist actions from soldier actions here.
All this does is make matters worse, so much worse. Many more people will die.
A few quotes:
"Sharon has opened the gates of hell and nothing will stop us from cutting off his head."
Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh, "Words cannot describe the emotion of anger and hate inside our hearts."
Another Hamas statement: "The Zionists didn't carry out their operation without getting the consent of the terrorist American administration, and it must take responsibility for this crime"
I am so, so... aarrgghh. Without words. THIS is where attention should go, to defuse the anger and injustice carried out in this region. To have world peace, to have stability in the Middle East, THIS is where world attention should go.
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