[Jeff Higgins]

How "innocent" are they if terrorists are hiding among them?

I'm going to take the opposing, and very unpopular position on this one. The nature of guerrila warfare (and now terrorism) is that the enemy combatants hide among their families, counting on our civility - a civility they clearly do not share - to keep us from attacking them when they do so. They also count upon our psychological need to delineate between "combatant" and "innocent". Is the guy actually pulling the trigger the only "combatant", or could the kid running errands for him be contributing in some way? How about those allowing him refuge in their community? I'm sure they are supporting him with more than just idle words of encouragement.

Israel has shown the courage to properly answer this question. If you are close enough to get hit by the residuals, then you are certainly not "innocent". No one can tell me that these "innocents", living in such close proximity, had no idea what they were living next to, nor what activities were taking place in such close proximity. Israel has seen through this cowardly, cynical lie. We should too.