maybe some other time

A planned business trip to Israel has been cancelled. I had been looking forward to the trip with both excitement and some anxiety. But I'm not too disappointed because, after all, Israel has been the center of intense, violent religious conflict for many years -- not exactly the best environment for foreigners. Coincidentally, there was yet another suicide bombing on a bus in Jerusalem killing 8 people. Given that most suicide bombers target public buses, I'm amazed by how the Israeli public still continue to use buses despite the danger. I suppose that the Israelis have learned to live with such a risk, thereby refusing to let terrorists control their lives.