Body Count

The past seven days have been ugly in Israel, with 15 Israeli dead and 45 Palestinian dead, according to the NYTimes. I guess you could say the fact that only a fifth of each number have been civilians, but 12 civilians dying in a week should be an abomination, not an accomplishment, imho. And is it just me, or do pitched battles between opposing security organs comprise a war? Hey, we're not in denial or anything here are we...