It turns out, according to Israeli officials, that the perpetrator (he died of injuries sustained in the aftermath of the attack) is connected to Hamas. Hamas has in any event issued a statementpraising the attack. So has Islamic Jihad.It also turns out that the murdered infant was an American citizen. This is the statement issued last night by State Department spokesman Jen Psaki:The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s terrorist attack in Jerusalem. We express our deepest condolences to the family of the baby, reportedly an American citizen, who was killed in this despicable attack, and extend our prayers for a full recovery to those injured. We urge all sides to maintain calm and avoid escalating tensions in the wake of this incident.Psaki’s statement leaves a few questions hanging. Among them: How many sides are there? Which side are we on? Or don’t we have a side?
By all means, avoid "escalation." Let's cap it at the level of three-month-old Americans getting killed, for heaven's sake!
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