The Israel Defense Force published the photograph Thursday, saying that it had been removed from an album found in the house of a suspected terrorist in Hebron. Well, we're glad they're keeping it light-hearted. Heh heh. That Paleostinian senzayuma! Y'can't beat it! And you know what? Those rockets? Those were an Israeli joke. Pretty funny, huh?
The house was later destroyed.
That was just a little bit of slapstick, too. We love physical humor. We invented Jerry Lewis, you know.
A Palestinian journalist in the Hebron area said she did not believe the picture was a fake and expressed surprise at the furor it caused in Israel. "I can find you many, many photos like this," she told DPA. "Many kids imitate adults and wear toy masks and guns, especially during marches. It's not strange at all."
Some of us find it strange that there are people who don't find it strange at all. But I guess it's all in good fun, isn't it? Nothin' like a few corpses to lighten up a party.