Blue Moon

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has joined a long list of UN representatives that don't seem to get it, as YNet reports:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said during his visit to Bethlehem, that the separation fence should be brought down.

Ban said that the fence was causing much pain and suffering to many people and that it does not serve the peace process.

Firstly, it will be interesting to see if Ban continues to hold this view after he leaves Bethlehem, mindful that this view was unlikely to be held by him prior to the visit.

Secondly, with regards to the statement

the fence is causing much pain and suffering to many people

relative to what?

Would removing the fence increase or decrease the pain and suffering to more or less people?

Hint 1: think suicide bombings, hunting down terrorists in civilian areas and so on.

Hint 2: Israelis - Jews, Christians, Arabs, Muslims alike - are part of the pain and suffering equation.

Finally, with regards to the statement

it does not serve the peace process

when was the last time enabling the killing of Jewish civilians served the peace process?

Either Moon's made a blue, or it's enough to make one feel blue.

UPDATE: Groan.