Subject: Re: WHY does Israel have to wait for
I learned as an adult that it was a coal bunker explosion. But it was a great rallying point.

Kind of like “mushroom clouds from Iraq’s WMD” or “Gulf of Tonkin incident”.

I would like to think we have learned to rely more on evidence than claims before starting a war, but seeing how easily public passions are inflamed, coupled with the venal attitude of power hungry politicians, I doubt it.