‘Breaking the Will of the Palestinians, of Hamas’

So as long as its fewer then 20 people, the response is not justified. What about 30? 40? 50? Where do you draw the line. Have the Israeli's sent missles into Gaza without provocation? When Israel is accepted as a Nation, then so will Palestine.

Isrealis are just heartless xenophobes. They want to wipe oup all non Jews from the area.

If these rocket attacks had been conducted in any other country such as Great Britain or France would the army there have launched an assault on civilian apartment buildings to get the perpetrators? Why is it different in Palestine? The Palestinians launching these rockets are criminals and need to be caught but not at the expense of 300+ civilians. Israel will never win the help of the Palestinian people like this.

People can't expect Israel to do nothing just because the rockets only caused barelly 20 deaths, could the American people just go on with their everyday life if they constantly woke up thinking maybe today one of Mexico or Canada's (our closest neighbors), rockets may find their mark and myself or one of my family members may lose their lives. Constant fear of an attack is no way to live and fear is how terrorist factions like those of Hamas stay in power.

Israel needs to look first at the protection of their own citizens. they are not trying to kill civilians but when you have factions that surround themselves with innocent bystandards some deaths are unavoidable.

So, your saying Isreal does not have a right to protect it's soverignty. Maybe if Palestinian officials would hold Hamas radicals responsible for their murdious crimes and WORK with Isrealie officials instead of having a street party every time a rocket is lauched into Isreal, you know killing fewer 20 people is not insignificant if your an Isrealie. How about reporting some news instead of an opinion for a change.

[...] Breaking The Will of The Palestinians, of Hamas’ – The Washington Independent.comSo much for the empty-rhetoric option. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, now in its fourth day, has yielded more than 360 casualties — all of them are Hamas, right? In one of the most densely populated regions on the planet? In a war prosecuted from [...]

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I like the suggestion (above) that war-mongerring — calling for all-out war” — pre-election SHOULD disqualify a candidate. Would that it were so!
How many Palestinians would be alive now is a sobering consideration.
What's the definition of civilization, after all.
Thank you.

c'mon it's clear the ultimate goal is to “recover” more land and get rid of the palestinians…. Israel is the 5th militar power and are just looking for reasons to use it.

Looking some ways past Mr Ackerman's rhetoric, the issue isn't whether or not Hamas members have been targeted with absolute precision. Israel's sovereignty continues to be attacked. Palestinians are not just innocently teasing a bunch o' Jews here. The idea is to wage just enough war to maintain their ethnic pride and secure a primacy among the downtrodden Gaza masses. Just that measured threat, surely not enough to justify a full military response. Oh, and the world is watching, right? With its record of siding with anyone but the Jewish state, world opinion continues to be the Palestinians' greatest weapon. The situation becomes, for Israel, a sort of Bart Simpson oxymoron: “Yer damned if ya do, and yer damned if ya don't.” ….If I can expect condemnation regardless of which course I take, I will choose self-preservation. Without hesitation. Particularly if all other choices, sooner or later, deny me that.

c'mon it's clear the ultimate goal is to “recover” more land and get rid of the palestinians…. Israel is the 5th militar power and are just looking for reasons to use it.

Looking some ways past Mr Ackerman's rhetoric, the issue isn't whether or not Hamas members have been targeted with absolute precision. Israel's sovereignty continues to be attacked. Palestinians are not just innocently teasing a bunch o' Jews here. The idea is to wage just enough war to maintain their ethnic pride and secure a primacy among the downtrodden Gaza masses. Just that measured threat, surely not enough to justify a full military response. Oh, and the world is watching, right? With its record of siding with anyone but the Jewish state, world opinion continues to be the Palestinians' greatest weapon. The situation becomes, for Israel, a sort of Bart Simpson oxymoron: “Yer damned if ya do, and yer damned if ya don't.” ….If I can expect condemnation regardless of which course I take, I will choose self-preservation. Without hesitation. Particularly if all other choices, sooner or later, deny me that.

[...] is supposed to end." (But tell that to the Israeli Interior Minister, who says there is "no room for a cease-fire.") Then Rozen talks to an Arab-American analyst who says Hamas most definitely does have a [...]