Considering the avalanche of silence after each suicide attack inside Israel, Israel's hypersensitivity is understandable.
---"Hey Israel...give me a break.
Considering the avalanche of silence after each suicide attack inside Israel, Israel's hypersensitivity is understandable."---
In this particular case, they went overboard. It's probably because everybody is still measuring the new Pope.
I would prefer a less neutral stance from the Vatican sometimes, too. General rebuking of terrorism worldwide isn't a strong statement from the Holy See.
Eventually, they're going to have to stop speaking as if Islam isn't an influence on terrorism. They don't need to declare war in Vatican City, but they've got to stop pretending That Islam wants peaceful coexistence and nutjobs are hijacking the religion.