Jeremy bowen has this assessment on how things have changed in that time. Palestinians on the west bank held protests when theyd finished their noon prayer, as they have done so many times in the long years of the israeli occupation. But nothing about this is routine for either side. Almost two weeks into this war and thousands of lives later, the uneasy, unpleasant but mostly predictable rhythm of the conflict has gone. This was an israeli raid on the west bank, the other side of Occupied Palestinian Territory that is separated from gaza by the israeli state. Arrest operations like this happen often, but palestinians said israel used more force than usual. One israeli soldier was killed and the arrests were accompanied by a drone strike. Among the palestinian casualties, 13 were killed, including five boys. At the mortuary, palestinian families said goodbye to the boys, bystanders, the bbc was told, aged from 11 to 15. The pain of loss cuts across palestinians and israelis. In tel avi
and that is how he defined his life so this is a real moment of pause. of course, they knew this was coming, 41 had not been well for a while, of course he had rallied in past years when he hadn t been well but this time he had decided not to return to the hospital, so even though they knew it was coming, of course this loss cuts very deep. martha: thank you, dana. let s go to juan williams standing by, juan, co-host of the five and fox news analyst, juan, your thoughts as you watched the members of congress, mitch mcconnell, paul ryan take their moment and speak to the family of george h.w. bush. it just stands out to me, martha, this is a moment when we are americans. we are one family and we are grieving. this crosses the aisle in a way that i think george h.w. bush practiced as a politician. certainly during his presidency