proximity, but certainly not close enough to threaten the airport. the israeli government is very sensitive. one of their function mechanisms economically is tourism. they can t afford to have the airport shut down. they are very hypersensitive to security of flights coming in and out. if there was any real threat, they would be the first ones to issue that threat assessment and let carriers know that it wasn t safe to fly in or out. i m going to bring in a senior fellow on the american task force on palestine. thanks so much for is being with us. obviously, one of the arguments you hear from israel, the israeli government repeatedly is they are under taking this action in gaza because they have to protect themselves. that these rockets are raining down all over israel now, some 2,000 plus at this point. does the fact that some of them have fallen near or around the airport make that case for them? no, i don t think so. because two things. it doesn t change the history of