History is repeating itself. Similarities between Munich in 1938 and Paris in 2017 are uncanny. Today, as yesterday, the result of a peace conference could easily lead to another world war, this time in the Middle East. And this time centered around Israel.

Palestinian leaders have incited and promoted vehicular murder of Israeli Jews for months. A grateful Islamic State exported the method to France.

Last night President Francois Hollande said that “France as a whole is under the threat of Islamic terrorism.” Israel agrees. And grieves.