A Palestinian construction worker went on a rampage in Jerusalem today, wreaking havoc from behind the wheel of a bulldozer. Three people are reported dead so far, and dozens wounded. Tucked inside the Washington Post article on the incident was this nugget:
The Israeli media reported that [Israeli Prime Minister] Olmert was looking for legal ways to demolish the home of the attacker, a married father of two.
You see, it has long been a policy of the Israeli government to destroy the homes of Palestinians involved in terrorist attacks, despite a government report that echoed common sense in its finding that such actions, rather than serving as a deterrent, merely create more resentment.
And what do they use to perform such demolitions, 18,000 of which have taken place since 1967?
Uh, bulldozers.
