The Cost of a False Indictment

Israel is in the midst of a terror wave. We’ve been in other waves of terror, otherwise known as Intifadas, several times in the past. It’s hard to count how many because there are rarely clear beginnings and no clear ends. This one “began” in October. I don’t think I remember the excuse given for this one but I know that the results have been tragic. Some say it began out of revenge for something Israel did, but honestly, that’s nonsense. One thing that marks this period is the level to which the security forces are going to apprehend suspects. Sadly, the greatest efforts to apprehend Arab suspects of terror attacks against Jews seems to be the man on the street…the man with the gun who acts quickly to stop a stabbing attack, a ramming attack, whatever. There are sometimes armed civilians but often these are quick thinking Border guards and other soldiers who realize in the first instances, that before their eyes, they are watching terror happen. Sadly, though, many of Israel’s security forces are engaged in a balancing act, attempting to root out something that exists, but nowhere near the level they suspect. Terrified of appearing to fulfill [...]