But so far, he has not paid a domestic political price for the terror attacks on his watch. Netanyahu's approach is self-justifying. Netanyahu wins either way. The morning after the bombing, hundreds of Israelis flocked to Ben-Yehuda Street. In what has become a post-terror ritual, they milled about quietly, somberly, with neither smiles nor tears.
Life goes on.
Calmly sipping drinks at a badly damaged cafe were Eli and Eitana Berman, both Jerusalem natives. We felt it was important to come today, too, to say that nobody breaks us. Behind the brave exterior, however, terrorism has an impact on both Israel's daily life and its politics. The fear and anger come out over time. I think people become more aggressive in everyday life.