More about Yassin

According to CNN, world leaders condemn killing on Yassin. Considering that almost all the leaders the article mentions are either EU or soon-to-be-EU, and that EU considers Hamas to be a terrorist organization, what exactly did they expect Israel to do with the guy? Let him run around? Arrest him and bring him to trial, killing a lot of people in the process and likely triggering the attempts to liberate him?

Germany's spokesman said "What is important is that everything is done to avoid further escalations, all sides are called upon to be sensible and to be most restrained. The priority is the end of terror and violence, what is not acceptable is a further spiral of violence." Germany should know from experience. They used to have a serious terrorist problem with the Baader-Meinhof gang in the seventies. After they arrested all the leadership of the gang other members and friendly terrorist organizations started hijacking planes in order to get them out. And Germany has indeed avoided a further escalation when Andreas Baader killed himself in his high-security cell several hours after a hijacked Lufthansa plane was retaken. With a pistol. In the back of his head. No, I don't condemn Germany at all, but they should understand that in Israel's circumstances it is rather hard to arrange such a suicide.

Anyway, what all the fuss is about? Ahmed Yassin used to say "Hamas leaders wish to be martyrs and are not scared of death", and Israel obliged him. Now he is in the same heaven that he had promised to so many suicide bombers. We can only hope Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi joins him soon.