We ask: Would the media consider it an appropriate retaliation for Israel
to now go massacre Palestinian university students? Of course not. As the UK Independent put it:

"Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Hamas' spiritual leader, said:
'When Israel bombs a civilian building full of women and children, and kills 15 people, this is the response they should expect.' It was a response that quickly eroded
the international sympathy for the Palestinians prompted by the Gaza air strike. 'Why is somebody targeting students sitting down to their lunch?'..."