Lost in the horrific imagery of the past few days, is the horrific reality of day-to-day life for the Palestinians, that lies at the root of the Jerusalem bus explosion. This article, in words and pictures, shows a little bit of that reality.
“Marking the single largest demolition of buildings in years, the entire commercial area of Nazlat ‘Isa was today raised to the ground as some 15 bulldozers, accompanied by large numbers of military and border police, entered the community at 5:00 AM and destroyed over 100 shops and 5 homes. The market, which was previously targeted in January of this year with the destruction of 82 or close to one half of its shops, has been the commercial center for the entire region.”