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38 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 22 April 2013 07:01PM

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Comment author: JoshuaFox 24 April 2013 12:06:15PM 3 points [-]

Think terrorist attack on Israel - did the phrase "suicide bombing" spring to mind?

Stuart, does "rocket" spring to mind? I wonder to what extent the rain of rockets on the southwest since 2006 (on and off, but with long periods of "on") registers on one's consciousness out there in the UK.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 24 April 2013 12:10:58PM *  4 points [-]

Rocket does spring to mind - but I still think that "suicide bombing" is more likely to spring to people's minds, here in the UK. It's the iconic example of terrorist attacks on Israel, and the fact that it hasn't been used recently hasn't really registered.