But Who Else?

Reporting a car-bomb blast near Shchem (Nablus), Greg Myre, the New York Times reporter, notes
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/04/international/middleeast/04mideast.html
that 500 Jewish worshippers "were presumed to be the target [as] Palestinian militants have periodically attacked Jews who visit the site" ("Sharon and His
Party Trade Gibes", Mar. 4).

Logically, "presumed" is perhaps an understatement for who else could serve as a target?

Moreover, persons who attack civilians, especially worshippers at a holy site, should be referred to properly as terrorists.

The site, incidentally, is one protected by the original Oslo accords but has been burned down twice, as has other such locations such as the synagogue in Jericho thus highlighting the difficulty of maintaining any contractual obligation the Palestinians assume.

That is information that should have been contained in the article.