(New Republic) Martin Peretz - "A reprehensible act by a bloodthirsty Jewish terrorist who sought to attack innocent Israeli citizens." These are the words of Ariel Sharon denouncing the murder by Eden Natan Zada of four Arab residents (two Christians, two Muslims) from the town of Shfaram. Clear condemnation of the act, vivid identification of the guilty, solidarity with the victims. Israel felt itself shamed. Has any Palestinian leader ever uttered such a resonant cleansing of the terrorist from the body politic? Not by a long shot.
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