Too Clean for Comfort

Even the most virtuous actions cannot always be carried out to absolute perfection, and it seems that the slaughter of a few tens of thousands of adult and infant Hamas operatives has been accompanied by some unfortunate collateral cleansing. Despite attempts by Hamas to confuse the issue with assertions that three hostages were killed last year in an airstrike by the Righteous State, the IDF has admitted to a high probability that three hostages were killed last year "by a by-product" of an airstrike by the Righteous State. Fortunately for the reputation of the IDF, a Hamas brigade chief was present to serve as a human shield against any suggestion of gratuitous violence.