Bomb in Rishon L'tsion...too close for comfort

[Brad DeLong]

>Bryan Atinsky wrote:
>
>>So, the fact that this bombing took place during Sharon's 'victory' 
>>meeting with Bush, after Sharon's government has been boasting how 
>>they have taken a big bite out of the 'Palestinian terrorist 
>>infrastructure', and in a location that was symbolically considered 
>>one of the last vestiges of a secure haven in Israel (not to 
>>mention that Rishon L'tsion means 'First to Zion' and is one of the 
>>first Zionist yishuvim, established in 1882, I think), this attack 
>>definitely makes the point that Israeli military actions against 
>>the Palestinian people has done nothing to make the Israeli people 
>>more secure -- the opposite is true, Sharon has made it so no 
>>Israeli can feel any security at all.
>
>But that won't be the conclusion drawn, will it? Won't this be an 
>excuse for another offensive?
>
>Doug

Highly likely...

Brad DeLong