Here's a story from Ynet about the latest Kassam attack on the Israeli town of Sderot.
Two Qassam rockets landed in the south of Israel Tuesday. The first rocket hit a house in the town of Sderot, causing damage to property and killing a cat that was hurt by shrapnel in the backyard.
The rocket landed a few meters away from two kindergartens. Following the fall, the children were rushed into reinforced rooms.
The second rocket landed in an open area at a western Negev community.
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Sderot resident Avner Dadon, whose house was hit by the rocket, told Ynet that "the Qassam hit the external wall of the children's room and then flew to the backyard. The window and wall were damaged and the great luck was that the children are at school."
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Etti Altman, spokesperson for the Let Animals Live organization, expressed great anger over the cat's death in the attack.
"The organization regrets the fact that Qassam rockets also hit animals, and that a poor cat in the yard was killed as a result of the firing. The responsible groups should take this into consideration and understand that the terror organizations also have the animal rights organizations to deal with," she said.
Now hold it right there. I'm a cat person. I love cats. But, really. Someone needs to get her priorities straight here.
OTOH, if Let Animals Live wants to take on the terror organizations, it's ok with me. At the moment, their outrage over the cat seems to exceed the government's outrage over the kindergartens, so maybe they could do a better job.
