Whenever someone attacks Israel, her leaders often include in their remarks afterward that they will respond to it at the time of their choosing. As RedState wrote on Thursday evening, an explosion rocked Tel Aviv, Israel, near the U.S. Embassy, but it was not known at the time who was responsible:
Reports are coming in about a loud explosion heard in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday night. The full details of the situation are not yet known, but it’s clear that whatever caused this blast created significant damage.
Israeli media reported a loud explosion on Ben Yehuda Street on the corner of Shalom Aleichem in Tel Aviv.
Police, fire, and rescue services were deployed to the area and told Israeli media that there was no fire. The source of the explosion is not yet known.
Residents who live near the place of the explosion say that objects were shattered in their houses as a result…
