JPost published this picture of the home:
Now, this normally wouldn't cause anyone to bat an eye. In Israel we're used to these random acts of destruction, in the rest of the world, it's just Israel. This one is different, this one was about a mile away from the airport. In a delayed response, airlines started canceling flights. The FAA imposed a 24 hour ban (to which John Kerry needn't heed), then more airlines across the world started. Then Turkey and Jordan, emboldened by this mistaken act of solidarity.
It makes sense, a rocket hits close to the airport - a rational company would think, "that could be my plane instead of that house" and want to make sure they keep their fleet, employees, and customers safe. Only it reveals so much more than a concern for safety. It reveals total ignorance.
Millions of people and institutions across the world think Israel is an aggressive state out to spill the blood of the innocent Palestinian children (presumably to make matzah despite the fact that would make it traif). The harsh reality of the Israeli reaction (why cancel flights, there's no safety concern, you're emboldening Hamas - giving it a much needed win) is this type of accident is for us, "same shit, different day."
The reality is for longer than we can remember, Israeli civilians have been under random, intermittent, and indiscriminate rocket fire. Any moment a siren can flare. Moments after a boom can be heard (if Iron Dome works), and only after ten, fifteen minutes can we safely emerge from shelters. This "any moment" mindset is how Israelis feel, all the time. Any moment the cease fire can, well, cease. Any moment a rocket can rain down on my home. Any moment, and this could all be over. Any moment, and life has to go back to normal. Life has to feign normalcy, otherwise we're done: dead, destroyed.
Foreign airlines run scared, because they don't live like this. We not only take it, but are blamed for it, and told we deserve it.
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