May-hem

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen has a good column about the May 15 plot by Muslim extremists to invade Israel. It feels as if the same words have been used over and over again over the years, yet it's the Muslims who are always seen as the "victims":

"The Israelis can’t be expected to allow themselves to be invaded by millions of armed, homicidal maniacs – civilian or otherwise. And they can’t let them roam the streets, wreaking havoc, which is what they’ll try to do. And they can’t ask the entire Israeli population to cower in their homes and hope the problem goes away. We know from horrible, recent experience that too often, the barbarian enemy has no compunction whatsoever about going into people’s houses and murdering babies in their beds.
The only response I can think of is for the entire Jewish population of Israel to be armed and barricaded in their homes and businesses that day, prepared to shoot anything besides Israeli soldiers that moves in the streets.
If these Facebook instigators succeed in making this happen, there will be a bloodbath in Israel’s streets, one way or the other.
So, what will the world say?
Well, we know this from past experience.
There will be a tremendous international hew and cry over Israel’s “disproportionate use of force,” and calls for more death to Jews.
But the game changer will be what the United States elects to do."