Never before has this right, granted to the five great powers, been used twice in a few days. The veto has become another weapon on the battlefield, an artillery barrage in a strategy to protect the invaders as they advance with their bulldozers to occupy land which belongs to others. Once again, stone-throwing, an old weapon in a battle against nearby targets, has been introduced as a decisive factor in the battle. The Palestinians have renewed this device to deter the assaults they suffer day after day under the protection of the US veto. They could have thrown bombs, or used other more deadly weapons, but they did not wish to escalate the violence.
Human bombs are another weapon in the battle.
Men who strap explosives to their own bodies become both killers and victims. Examples are the four human bombs which preceded the Qana massacre, which in turn led to the fall of Peres, and the human bomb which exploded in a cafe in Tel Aviv more recently. These bombs are locally produced, and exclusively used by the Arabs. The Israelis, greedy for the land of others, would never conceive of such a horrible weapon. Human bombs never miss their target.