Worst Moral Equivalence: Ed O’Loughlin

Worst Moral Equivalence: Ed O'Loughlin

The Sydney Morning Herald's Ed O'Loughlin wins for this oversimplified background information on Qassam rockets:

Since peace talks were abandoned in 2000, 12 Israelis, including three minors, have been killed by Palestinian missiles in a deadly game of tit for tat across the border between Israel and Gaza.

Hundreds of Palestinian civilians and militants, including five children in the past fortnight, have been killed by artillery, tank and air strikes, which Israel says target only terrorists.

According to an IDF study, an estimated 2380 rockets have been fired at the western Negev in the last six years, killing 10 people. In addition, 1,600 people have been treated for shock. Half the rockets landed in Sderot.