Amona Meta-Commentary

Chayyei Sarah has a very interesting post which takes both the left and right in Israel to task for double standards regarding the way Israeli authorities treat settlers and Palestinians. I'm not sure it's a perfect analogy, since there were no fatalities at Amona, but she's undoubtedly right that people's opinions of security personnel often depend primarily on those with whom the security people are dealing. This is something you see in the United States, as well.