"Awful days"

"Awful days"

So far, 19 people have been killed, including 5 members of a single family, and more than 60 wounded in a Palestinian suicide bombing in Haifa, Israel.

The Jerusalem Post reports that the Israeli response will be "harsh," while Danny Rubinstein of Ha'aretz speculates that this could mean the end for both Arafat and the PA.

Amidst the carnage, Ha'aretz has issued an amazingly measured and cogent editorial calling for a "return to sanity." Hopefully all sides will heed the appeal, although that looks far from likely at this point.