November 10, 2005

LittleGreenFootballs:  Shoe on Other Foot Jordan Attacks Claim 17 From One Family, and Palestinians are grief-stricken. SILET AL-THAHER, West Bank - In this Palestinian village, the Akhras clan mourned 17 relatives killed by a suicide bomber in Jordan — the first time Palestinians have been a target in a suicide attack. “Oh my God, oh my God. Is it possible that Arabs are killing Arabs, Muslims killing Muslims?” asked a weeping Najah Akhras, 35, who lost two nieces. Similar thoughts were heard over and over in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Thursday, as Palestinians expressed outrage over suicide attacks aimed at civilians. Well, that’s a first. The normal Palestinian reaction to mass murder of civilians is rather different. UPDATE at 11/10/05 8:43:54 pm: And note this well: Such condemnations were widespread Thursday, but many Palestinians seemed most upset that the victims in Amman were Muslim. Some hinted that attacks against Israeli or American targets could still be acceptable. 9:05:04 PM