Suicide attacks in Israel, and this is the headline:

Palestinians Angry Over Tel Aviv Attack

JENIN, West Bank – Palestinians expressed anger Saturday at an overnight suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that killed four Israelis and threatened a fragile truce, a departure from former times when they welcomed attacks on their Israeli foes.

Crap, that’s the news in Jenin of all places?! Who would have thought.

Official condemnations and denials were followed by public anger toward the perpetrators as Israeli blamed Syria and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, which claimed responsibility for the attack. The Palestinians pointed fingers at the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. Syria denied the allegations.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas convened his top security chiefs directly after the bombing and issued a strong statement pledging to track down and punish the culprits. The three main Palestinian militant groups — including Islamic Jihad — initially denied involvement. A branch of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in the West Bank city of Nablus, even condemned the attack.

Rarely one to be overly optimistic, I am mighty pleased to be reading a story like that.

(Away from home, computer, and reliable internet connection. Regular blogging to resume soon…)

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