(Daily Beast) Gil Troy - We convinced ourselves that Jerusalem was not only protected geographically from Gaza, but that these Islamic fundamentalist fanatics would not risk hitting the Al Aqsa Mosque or neighboring Arab villages, despite their desire to target us. So for us, the air raid siren heralded a new experience. The Palestinians, who now control their destiny in Gaza, made that strip of land the world's largest launching pad for Kassam rockets, pounding Israelis who live within Israel's internationally recognized, uncontested, post-1948 borders. The writer is professor of history at McGill University.
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