1/ It's one thing to use COVID as a pretext to attack Israel, as this @nytimes Op-Ed by Raja Shehadeh does. Cynical, but it's his prerogative.
But for the newspaper to publish the claim that, in the spring of 2002, "normal life continued" in Israel is inexcusable.
But for the newspaper to publish the claim that, in the spring of 2002, "normal life continued" in Israel is inexcusable.
2/ The curfew on West Bank towns wasn't in response to normalcy. Terrorists from the West Bank were targeting Jews everywhere. People were afraid to board a bus or enter a restaurant.
3/ A suicide bomber murdered seven young Jewish children and four others as they waited outside a Haredi yeshiva for prayers to end. At a café across town, 11 more were murdered. Five 18-year-old Jews were shot dead in Gush Katif.
4/ A 9-month-old infant was among the dead in a Netanya attack. Seven passengers on a bus were killed by a suicide bomber in the north of Israel. Sixteen Israelis were targeted for death while dining in a Haifa restaurant.
5/ And 30 mostly elderly Jews, including Holocaust survivors, were slaughtered while celebrating Passover in a Netanya hotel.
All of the above were in March 2002 alone, were a fraction of the deadly attacks that month, and were the reason for the curfews in the West Bank.
All of the above were in March 2002 alone, were a fraction of the deadly attacks that month, and were the reason for the curfews in the West Bank.
