After all. it was my government which turned its backs on those killed In Kiryat Shmona by its vote in the Security Council. after we had promised to veto the resolution. After visiting Kiryat Shmona. I drove to Maalot. Maalot is a sleepy village. just 5 miles from the Lebanese border. It is unique in Israel. because it is governed jointly with an Arab village called Tarsheika. Most of the residents of Maalot are immigrants from North Africa. Until the Yom Kippur War. they enjoyed a good relationship with the Arab neighbors. and also with the Lebanese farmers just across the border. Since then. they have experienced constant trouble from terrorists. culminating in the infamous massacre of schoolchildren on May 16.
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