On a day when Israelis celebrated the official opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, the world spent this day condemning Israel for "massacring" Palestinian "protesters". As of this writing, 55 Palestinians have been killed in clashes with the IDF along the security fence with Gaza.
Today reminded me of the so-called Jenin Massacre in April 2002 in which 52 Palestinians were killed by the IDF. Initially characterized as a "massacre", the UN concluded it was nothing of the sort months later.
I strongly suspect the same conclusion will eventually be arrived at where it concerns today's events. The IDF simply isn't in the business of wantonly killing civilians whereas the Palestinians worship death and martyrdom and seek the destruction of Israel.
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