Cease Fire Still in Effect

The new pa unity government is clearly in power and committed to all of the agreements of the previous government.

So, the cease-fire that was agreed to last year continues in effect with 5 Kassam rockets fired into Israel in the Negev.

We've learned over the past year that daily Kassam rocket attacks on Israel are a key element of any palistinian cease-fire.

Interestingly, the world finds nothing news-worthy about Kassam rockets being fired at innocent civilians during a cease-fire.

Where are the headlines? "Arabs Continue Firing Rockets at Innocents" or "PA Breaks Cease-Fire" or "Despite Agreement, Rockets Continue"

No, these headlines will never appear in any newspaper outside of Israel. Nor will the almost daily barrage of rockets be considered as justification for any military action by Israel.

Perhaps the reason why Israel is expected to tolerate these rocket attacks is because by trying to kill Israelis, Arabs are treating them just as they treat other Arabs. Perhaps Israelis should accept Kassam rockets as an indication of Arab acceptance.

Or, perhaps Israel should take a Zero tolerance stance against Arab violence to protect its citizens and show the world that it still has some self respect.