Of course, every time an Israeli (or anyone else) is killed in a terrorist attack, it is a big deal. But last night's attack -- even though it didn't even make the front pages of the on-line Washington Post or New York Times -- is of special note, is getting extra attention in the Israeli media -- and not just because a seven-year-old child was murdered in cold blood.

Why?

Because it scares us more -- and by "us" I mean the more powerful elites in Israel, including those who work in the media. The dirty little secret of Israel's upper-middle and upper classes is that we know that our odds of getting hit in an attack are greatly reduced -- not eliminated, but reduced -- by our socioeconomic status.[...]