US resolve is vital to peace
An Israeli attempt to eliminate a prominent Hamas leader in Gaza on Tuesday was followed yesterday by a suicide attack on a bus in central Jerusalem that left at least 16 dead. Only an hour after the latter attack, an Israeli retaliatory strike left six fatalities in Gaza.
The violence vindicates US statements that the attack on Abdel Aziz Rantissi did not help efforts by Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas toward dialogue with Islamic extremists.
