[sweetliberty]

Obviously this was deliberate, so tell me, are we supposed to:
a. assume that the guy did it to himself and just got his timing off?
b. see that the Israelis are terrorists too?
c. believe that this was a retaliation attack by the Israelis?
d. realize that the Palestinians were willing to sacrifice one of their own to make it appear that the bad ol' Israelis practice "terrorism" too?
e. feel sorry for the Palestinians?

"A" is unlikely. The well-to-do big shots do NOT do the dirty work themselves. They send flunkees underlings and children. "B" is not the style of the Israelis. "C" is possible though unlikely. "D" Is highly probable. They may even have decided to kill two birds with one stone if this individual had become problematic. It would have been a good way to eliminate a "problem" and generate sympathy at the same time. I don't think it will work. "E" - I don't feel sorry. Do you feel sorry?

[r9etb]

c. believe that this was a retaliation attack by the Israelis?

Timing (proximity to homicide bombing in Israel for which PFLP claimed responsibility) and target (PFLP commander) are too coincindental.

I think this is Mossad's way of saying: "we know where you are, and you'll pay for anything you do to us."

[boris]

"a. assume that the guy did it to himself and just got his timing off?"

No, he picked up some cut-rate surplus bombs from Friends of the Earth and/or Earth Liberation Front...

--Boris