Great work IDF!! We're proud of you. It is unfortunate that the Pals are still able to fire rockets, but this shouldn't discourage us. It means we must step up the tempo. More targeting of Hamasniks whoever and wherever they are, more strikes against all Pal targets: economic and political, until they get the message that if we dont have peace, they wont have peace either. Hammer this message home. Obviously they have weak brains, we will need to repeat it OVER and OVER, until they finally get it.

Can some one, anyone get a message though to the HAMAS and other such knuckle heads, that acts of bravado, such as what they did not initiate this current round of violence will have done their cause no good. What benefits have they achieved by the kidnapping and the perpetual firing of the rockets into Isreal? indeed, how smart is it to invest months to dig a tunnel, some 300 meters, send 8 men through it to attack Isreal, lose at least two of them inthe process, kidnap a soldier and then invite continuous wrath on your own people in return. What plans did they have to counter the might of the IDF ? What strastegies did they have in mind to prevent the fight being taken to them? What are the long term benefit to any Palistinian? Now having gotten into trouble, the idiotic Hamas leadership is now asking , or rather demanding that the World comunity act to save them from the wrath of the IDF. At the same time, nobody form Hamas informed the world of their plans to initiate the current set of circumstances in which they find themselves. To the contrary, it was Hamas that thumbed its nose at the world community, by pretending that Isreal does not exist and had gone ahead to renounce evvery agreement made between the PA and Isreal. Just one question, how can the world save HAMAS from a state that does not exist? Pro HAMAS respondents are welcome to educate me on this one.

Double standard. World favors front line Islamic shock troops. World extremely worried that Israel can still defend itself and that pressure and restraint not hindering Israel enough. World cries for terrorists sad that they are not killing enough Jews. Italy's P.M. calls this unfair and diproportinate use of force . He hope that Palestinians can smuggle in more weapons thru Rafah Egypt crossing .

g) "we prefer condamnations than condoleances"...(menahem begin)... think about that,and hasta la vista ass hole.

names of newspapers please? links to articles? Not just one line proganda. All 'civilized' world behind Israel right now! Terror groups must learn 'that' terror doesn't pay.

How is this operation terror? Blame your "freedom fighters" for civilian casulties that will rise, because they are hiding in urban centers..

A world that would judge us for going against those that shoot rockets at our cities and that actually deliberately target schools and our children A world like that can kiss off for all I care. We know that Jewish blood is cheap in the eye of that kind of world. And you, Lopez, just you wait until some Muslim fanatic blows up your family (I guess the World Trade Center wasn't enough for you yet). Then we'll see what kind of tune you'll whistle.

There is no problem for IDF to reoccupy Gaza Strip, but you should ask yourself what is the price, the IDF has no chance against the Palestinian resistance we just need to take soo many sample e.g. Vitnam. I see for this criminal act of the IDF against the Palestinian advantages, one of them that IL does not make any difference between Fateh/Hamas etc... If you ask the Palestinian now which party would you vot for, over 80% would vote for Hamas.

Let's play a fantasy game to check on our belief in human rights. Let's suppose that in a mythical state, a governor announced a campaign to punish African-Americans for alleged violence. Step one is to confiscate the land owned by African-Americans, evict them from it and use the land to build massive new subdivisions. Only white Protestant Christians may live in these subdivisions. Step two is to connect these all-white Protestant Christian settlements to each other by a highway on which African-Americans are forbidden to drive. To facilitate control, the automobile tags for African-Americans will be a different color from the tags issued to white motorists. Checkpoints would be set up all around the state capitol to search and harass African-Americans trying to enter. Would you support such a plan? Would you hail that mythical governor as a man of peace? Would you go to your church congregation and ask the members to send money to the occupants of these white settlements? Would you lobby the federal government to subsidize this new apartheid state in our midst? I don't think so. I think most Americans would consider such acts an abomination, un-American and a mockery of everything both Christianity and the United States stand for. Well, if you would condemn such acts here directed against African-Americans, why won't you condemn identical acts committed against the Palestinians by the state of Israel? Those settlements you hear about are built on Palestinian land, and they are for Jews only. New roads that Palestinians are forbidden to use connect them. The entire West Bank is riddled with Israeli checkpoints, where innocent Palestinians are daily humiliated and harassed. A trip to a nearby village can mean waiting in line at checkpoints for hours. Palestinians have died in these lines. After all of these humiliations, abuses, the houses destroyed, the children killed, the olive trees uprooted, how do you think Palestinians feel about Americans who support the Israelis no matter what they do to the Palestinians? Don't take my word about these abuses. Check out the Israeli human-rights organization at www.btselem.org/English. If you cannot condemn the flagrant abuses of Palestinians by the Israeli government, then you are undoubtedly a bigot, the worst kind of racist pig who believes that Palestinians are some kind of subspecies of the human race. If you do condemn in your heart these terrible abuses, but are afraid to speak out about them, then you are a damned coward. I listened in disgust to a congressional committee hearing on the Palestinian elections. It was all about what the Palestinians have to do. It was as if the cops, interviewing a child who had been raped by an adult, lectured the child on dressing provocatively and of being in places she should not have been in. The Palestinians are the victims here. It is their land that is occupied. They have no army. They are at the mercy of the Israeli government. They don't have a superpower protecting them from international sanctions and supplying them with billions of dollars. The United States should be telling Israel to get out of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, to dismantle its settlements and checkpoints, and to allow Palestinian refugees to return to or be compensated for the land the Israelis stole. You want to know why we have a problem with terrorism? It's not Islamic fundamentalists or hatred of freedom. It's our support of Israel's unspeakable abuse of Palestinians. Don't blame Osama bin Laden. Blame the president, Congress, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and all the cowardly Americans who practice hypocrisy by claiming to be moral while supporting gross immorality committed against their fellow human beings in Palestine.

More atrocities. Israel will be always blamed not Palestinians. Israel was illegaly established on the Palestinian land. Jews were brought under the "aaliyah" and many Palestinian villages uprooted! Where is the justice in this? I am shocked to read most of YNET talkbacks... Truly fanatics...! Is this what Judaism about, is it about eliminating the other? Is this what GOD want for Jews? Is this what the promised land is all about?! Remember, arrogance, is God's first enemy. It was the reason the Children of Israel suffered previously, but it seems this is a nation that does not learn.

rs like those you see in Iraq will rush into the Holy Land to fight you...! Such policies will just make these days closer?!

What exactly is "Jewish Terror"? Israel has over 1 million Arab citizens. But hey - let's lump together Jews and Israel so they're easier targets for hate and criticism. Meanwhile, Arab media can continue blaming all the world's problems on Jews, and Arab government leaders will never have to take responsibility for problems of their population for which they are responsible. The answer is in two word pairs: "Jewish Terror," "Jewish Problem," or my favorite - "Zionist Conspiracy." As long as we use these empty slogans, Arab leaders will never be responsible for their people. Only Jews will be.

there is no palestine and no palestinian, there are only arabs who serve Allah and pray for his help, so let Allah help them and not our taxes. if Allah is the greatest good of all let Allah will give them food,medication, weapon and water and not anybody else.

I really feel sorry for the Palestinian people. It seems that the IDF learned it's lessons from the past and out smarted them. In the mean time they stupidly fire rockets at Israel giving the IDF a clear consciense and unity political and militarily in doing what they have to do. I have not seen such unity in Israel in ages- either has the Palestinians who are more dis-united than ever. So much for the people who criticized Sharon. He knew what he was doing. All the IDF has to do now is pop off each terrorist at long distance- one by one -or have them live underground in their tunnels they dug for themselves.

first at all, sorry about the English Don't you see the Kasams on Sderot? Didnt you see the abduction of Israeli soldier? What you said it's like to sad that Britain and USA was terorrists when they was fought VS Germany We fight against killers and NOT! against civilians When civilians hurt it's terrible thing and the officers should gives anwers We must to to safe our life The terror can't keep ! It's stumbling-block to the peace like the colonization in the shield

Keep up the pressure and dont stop pushing. They have to clean up shop. Its the only way the quassams will stop and Gilad will be brought home safely

They are Arabs who are occupying the Jewish land of Israel!

For you see he lives in NYC and reads the NY TIMES and so he is brain-washed. I forgive you,for you just have no idea of the truth from the NY TIMES,who has been caught giving false news in the paper and gives away secerts to the terrorist.

I think Israel is creating a huge population of hate to jews between palestinians, this operation will solve the problem for a little time, but will enlarge the future clashes between them... , Israel must change the way of thinking, they r humans, and want to live in peace, in my opinion You (israel & palestine) must live in this land in peace ...

I think it is high time that both sides understood that the policy of eye for an eye is futile. It is high time that they realized that eye for an eye will make the world go BLIND. Reading the reviews of this article and others, I cannot help noticing the disgusting prejudice and hatred that reside inside these reviewers. It is unbelievable. So we have pesky Palestinians firing stupid rockets that never killed anyone, kidnapping ONE soldier, followed by full scale invasion that already killed 30 Palestinians --ahh "Terrorists"... You gotta love this Israeli terminology. Now Israel entered Gaza to get that ONE soldier, and it lost another. Now how smart is this ? Personally ?? I think the Palestinian demand is legitimate. Yes women and children do not deserve to be in Israeli jails for prolonged period of time. Having a sexual relation with a minor is considered a crime, but treating that minor as a "terrorist" and throw him/her in jail is not a crime ? what is it ?? Deterring terror ???

I thought the "Arabs" are also Semitic people ?? Why monopolizing the word "Semitic" to include only Jews ? Ahhhh to be politically correct :) Gotcha

I see a five year year old Israeli boy , and a five year old Palestinian boy , and they look the same to me, they could be brothers.

Thank you IDF for the great job you are doing in protecting us by putting your lives at rick. May G-D protect you & keep all of you from harm. Make the evil arab terrorists pay a very heavy price for their actions, forget what the world may say. We all know the world doesn't like to see "The Jews" protect themselvs. Well to bad world! Am Yisroel Chai V'Kaiyam

Yes, you are a real Aussie because you encourage terror actions. Remember who you are. You have been kiked by UK from jails to be isolated from human being in Australia.

They hated us before Israel even became a state,they hated us in 1948, 1967, 1973 and they hate us in 2006. They will always hate us,so how much worse can we make it. Listen to this, they want to destroy Israel,they have always said that. It is not Israel that must change their way of thinking, we want peace,they if you do want to understand,think Israel and the Jews are not human. It is people like you,who think it is Israel that does not want peace,it is the other way around. I have no idea,of how I can make you understand that. So stop thinking it is the Israelis who don't want peace and,they the Pals want peace. So far the only way peace will come is when Israel is not around and we who are Israelis,will not let that happen.

First of all, words are not always literal -- for example, "black skin" does not mean literally black color. Second of all, before you speak about a subject you should try to learn about a subject, otherwise you're just embarrasing yourself by displaying your ignorance. Third of all, while anthropologists use the term "Semitic" to refer to a group of languages, genealogically Arabs are primarily Hamites, not Semites. Modern Arabs are a composite of people indigenous to the Arabian Peninsula who mixed with the Africans and Indians they enslaved while conquering and murdering other people in the name of Islam.