The Palestinian Holocaust

Although Hamas suicide bombings claimed the lives of at least 300 innocent Israelis - roughly the number of "policemen" Israel has killed thus far in its military campaign - the bloodthirsty Zionists never induced a wave of Jewish youngsters to strap on explosives and hug Palestinian children riding public transportation. This disproportionate warfare manifests itself in every aspect of the war:

• Terrorists blow up buses of Jews; Israelis blow up cars containing Hamas leaders.
• Palestinian television incites its citizens to kill Jewish civilians; Israelis wait years to target known mass murderers.
  
• Terrorists kidnap and sometimes lynch IDF members; Israelis release convicted terrorists to prove their goodwill.
  
• Terrorists destroy hotels in the middle of a seder; Israel bombs empty buildings, often calling ahead to assure Hamas evacuates those structures before the bombs fall.
  

Israel's response to Muslim terrorism is disproportionate and always will be. The asymmetry represents the gulf between civilization and barbarism. It underscores the difference between nation-states and terrorist entities that have momentarily accrued the resources of nation-states.