[StormEye]

"Israel keeps experiencing terror like 911 OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER."

That's a bit overstating things! Israel has experienced many horrible, vicious attacks in the past but no nation to my knowledge has ever had experienced a terrorist attack the likes of 9/11. Consider: four thousand people killed in one instant. Only thing comparable would be a nuke attack.

[JZoback]

Based on comparable populations, I say the Israel people know how we feel.

[Diogenesis]

Take the ratio of the populations into account.

Oh, you are the same person who was incorrect about the buses in the 12/1/01 vs. 12/2/01 attacks.

....... That's interesting.

[woollyone]

polpulation, by population comparison, it is a relevant comparison. VERY relevant! 12 dead there is an apropraite comaprison to aproximately 60-70 dead here....180 injured translates inot an equivelance of ~1200 in the U.S.

Except, sadly, in Israel it happens weekly.

[monkeyshine]

Look at it this way. When 5000 American are killed there is a greater chance that you or someone you love was effected by it. Israel only has roughly 2% of our population. So in terms of grief and sorrow experienced, the recent attacks in Israel (20 in the disco, 19 in the pizza parlour, 8 today, 2 on thurday etc, not to mention the 100's or 1000's injured) create the "functional equivalent" to the sadness and anger we attach to the 9-11 attack on the society. To them, 170 injured in one attack is the equivalent of 8,500 injured Americans in terms of the impact it has on the society at large -- the chances that it reaches each person increases dramatically, and it is as you know a very profound and deep feeling to feel.

[Smogger]

That's a bit overstating things! Israel has experienced many horrible, vicious attacks in the past but no nation to my knowledge has ever had experienced a terrorist attack the likes of 9/11. Consider: four thousand people killed in one instant. Only thing comparable would be a nuke attack.

The population of Israel is MUCH LESS than the population of the United States. 28 People killed is th equivalent of 1000 people killed in the the US.