August 12, 2003

Living in the West Bank, we tend to only experience one side of the violence. It truly is a cycle - lopsided, yes, but a self-fulfilling cycle.

Two suicide bombings today - one in the Territories, one in Israel. Hamas has claimed responsibility in response to the four killed recently in Nablus. And they also claim to be sticking to the cease-fire/truce - they just had to get even. Their logic is similar to that of the Israeli army - we are in a state of truce, but that doesn't prevent us from engaging in incursions and assassinations. Hamas is also holding to the truce, but that doesn't prevent them from carrying out retaliatory suicide bombings. Now it's all clear...