It appears from the limited information available that Israel has once again lowered itself to use acts of terrorism against those that violently oppose its US-endorsed regime of racial and religious vilification.
As a result of the assassination (killed when he turned the ignition of his booby trapped car) in Syria of Izz el-Deen al-Sheikh Khalil, one of the senior figures of the Islamic militant (and undeniable perpetrator of terrorist acts) Hamas, the group has vowed revenge. And rightly so, if you follow the god-ordained example of the war mongering Bush clan ... an eye for eye is their unshakeable creed.
The fact that three pedestrians were also wounded (with the potential to have been killed) in the blast clearly provides further evidence that Israel (assuming they are behind the murder) values life and freedom no more than the terrorist cells they, and the "Tri-liar Alliance" (USA, UK & Australia) are seeking to eliminate.
A terror attack is no more justified coming from a supposedly "civilised" nation, whether it be the self-proclaimed protector of "truth, justice and liberty"or merely a convenient ally, than it is by a band of suicidal religious zealots. Both are barbaric. Both are hate-inspired. Both are worthy of our strongest condemnation.
While we may all contemplate the bitter sweet taste of revenge in our most subversive moments of anger or grief, there can never be justification for the taking of a single innocent life, even by accident. Using an explosive device in a public space to rid the world of an enemy is too great a risk to the wider population and shows a total disregard for life. The end does not justify the means.
But therein lies the paradox, at least for some people. I'm certainly no extreme pacifist when it comes to taking a life in order to preserve the lives of others. For example, I would not hesitate in using violence to protect my loved ones. It is a natural instinct.
However, being human comes with a caveat that supports resorting to violence only when reason fails. It is sad indictment that our history's most common theme is one of murder and destruction, yet we are rarely, if ever, able to identify a single recorded act of justifiable carnage where innocent lives are taken.
In the famed hypothetical of travelling back in time to meet a young Adolf Hitler, I most certainly would have taken the opportunity to eliminate that evil - no hesitation - and in my mind I believe I could justify the action to myself, the victims of the holocaust and the futuristic world from whence I came. But in achieving the objective I change the course of the future and, rather than being a hero that prevents the massive destruction of the future, I am merely a murderer of a young man with an unknown future and whose family now mourn his loss.
Shame on the state of Israel! It is time to redefine the axis of evil and the member states.
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