here we go again

Here we go again. The Palestinian Authority TV commercial which beckoned children to become suicide bombers several years ago, was aired on official Palestinian TV again last week. The commercial was pulled three years ago after outrage from the U.S. senate (Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton called it, “horrific child abuse.”).

Now they are at it again. Instead of tempting kids to buy the latest toy, or the latest high sugar content cereal like we do here (bad enough in themselves), Palestinian TV says this about children blowing themselves up...

"How sweet is the fragrance of the earth, its thirst quenched by the gush of blood, flowing from the youthful body.”

There is no moral equivalent here. It is warped plain and simple. Don’t try to make excuses. Don’t try to shift the focus elsewhere. Condemn this action and let’s keep moving toward peace.