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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/24/opinion/24OREN.html
Life Among the Bombs
(New York Times) Michael B. Oren - Israelis are proud of their ability to carry on in the face of terrorism. Over the past three years, since the Palestinian bombings began, Israelis have had hundreds of opportunities to perfect that skill. Whereas once the explosion of a bus or a restaurant would send the country into paroxysms of sadness and rage, with mournful music pouring out of the radio and politicians vowing revenge, today even the bloodiest atrocities recede from memory in a matter of days, if not hours. The writer is a senior fellow at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem.