Today on Fox News, Neil Cavuto was interviewing palestinian representative to the U.N., Nasser Al-Kidwa, on the "massacre" at Khan Younis (Al-Kidwa did use that word, and he said it was only one of many). In the course of the interview, Cavuto suggested that the IDF action at Khan Younis was similar to a terrorist suicide bombing. Because, you know, "innocent civilians" get killed in both cases. And..., the moment we've all been waiting for..., Al-Kidwa disagreed.
It's not what you think (actually, if you're reading this blog, it probably is what you think). The Israeli operations, said Al-Kidwa, are much worse, a much more outrageous violation of human rights. After all, suicide bombings are the acts of individuals and are always, always condemned completely by the P.A. (Neil said he hadn't heard that yet, but Al-Kidwa assured him he just wasn't listening hard enough.) The Israeli actions, on the other hand, are state-sponsored. They have the approval of the government and represent a Policy.
So there you go. At long last, the palestinians are no longer trying to assert a moral equivalence between Israeli "incursions" and suicide bombings. We can all breathe a really deep sigh.
By the way, I still haven't heard one Israeli explanation of this incident at Khan Younis that I find responsive to the concerns being raised by that ever-alert "international community." From all accounts I've heard so far, I'm not feeling too pleased or proud over what happened yesterday. Feel free to enlighten me. Please.
