Breaking: Terrorist attack in Jerusalem

A few commenters asked why, in yesterday’s post about Mahmoud Abbas, I didn’t note that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may have his own political reasons (i.e., the rockets) for not wanting to negotiate with the Palestinians right now. My answer: It’s different, since Abbas is clearly not responsible for Hamas’s rocket fire, yet Olmert ...

A few commenters asked why, in yesterday's post about Mahmoud Abbas, I didn't note that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may have his own political reasons (i.e., the rockets) for not wanting to negotiate with the Palestinians right now. My answer: It's different, since Abbas is clearly not responsible for Hamas's rocket fire, yet Olmert is responsible for the decision to send the IDF into Gaza. In any case, it may be a moot point now. The gloves are about to come off:

A few commenters asked why, in yesterday’s post about Mahmoud Abbas, I didn’t note that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may have his own political reasons (i.e., the rockets) for not wanting to negotiate with the Palestinians right now. My answer: It’s different, since Abbas is clearly not responsible for Hamas’s rocket fire, yet Olmert is responsible for the decision to send the IDF into Gaza. In any case, it may be a moot point now. The gloves are about to come off:

Several people were killed Thursday evening when terrorists infiltrated the Merkaz Harav yeshiva Jerusalem and opened fire, a senior police official said.

It was unclear exactly many assailants were involved, but according to various reports, one or two terrorists infiltrated the yeshiva, and may be armed with explosive belts.

Some reports suggested the terrorists were shot and killed, while other reports from the scene said the incident was ongoing and shots were still being fired.

A large number of police and emergency medical personnel had either arrived or were en route to the scene, with some 20-30 ambulances involved.

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