Give me a break, missiles on our heads and in our malls would have prompted a war anywhere else on this planet.

The world is not even that old. Did you toke up with a roo down under?

it looks like the israeli leadership wants to *talk* hamas to death. what ever happened to the element of surprise? how many extra, unnecessary casualties will the idf, and the civilians along the border, have to suffer, while the politicians "put the ball" in hamas' court? what ever happened to honest, competent, and decisive leadership? where are the ben gurions, and the golda meirs, and the menachem begins?

Israel left the Gaza Strip over two years ago, with no intention of ever returning, yet, the continued escalation of Hamas terrorism emanating from Gaza, purposely targeting Israeli civilians, is liable to leave Israel with no choice. Hamas regime is bringing a Holocaust upon its people. In order to end their misery, the inhabitant of gaza should think about emigrating discretely to other Arab countries before it is too late. That is the real solution to their distress as explained at : http://xrl.us/bi5c8

At the time of the disengagement, many predicted exactly what we see happening: that Gaza would become an infestuary of terrorism, and Israel would be forced to reconquer it. How about getting it right next time?

It will never come to pass. Appeasement and capitulation are engrained in the corrupt minds of the leaders.

Israel has restrained herself under orders from her baalMaster in Washington. Restrained the IDF long enough for hamas to be ready with more formidable weapons and ambushes. When the IDF finally go in and the death count is higher than it would have been Olmert should be held responsible and charges as the criminal he is for serving foreign interests and not Israel's if this worthless P.M Olmert had done this after the first missile landed in Sderot it would have sent the right message to the jihadist pigs.

perhaps they're planning for their end? you think that might be true?

May they succeed in making Southern Israel safe and secure again.

The only reason they exist ( HAMAS)is to create terror on a grand scale. Against their own people first and Israel for sure. They are puppets to Iran and other Terrorist entity in Lebanon and Syria. All this is a coordinate plan to bring Israel down. Netotiation with Gangster and Terrorist is a not possible. Egypt is letting Guns moving in Gaza for years. Now they want to help Israel...what a Comedy They, the Hamas have no intention to calm the situation...or to come to a Peaceful conclusion with Shalit. Mr. Olmert, Barak and Livni are responsible for the massive deterioration of the situation in the Negev. It is time to Stop playing games with the Mafia.

This is why Arabs and Moslems hate us so much, they see US arms in Israeli hands being used every single day to murder Palestinians and occupy their land and US veto at the UN is constantly abused to wipe off Israel's war crimes and terror. So Israel has a free hand in terms of terror and occupation, and can do whatever it likes and there won't be any lack of US support (money, arms, & vetoes) and our misinforming and deceptive media is blaming Islam, as if Islam was founded in the past 10 years and has not been around for 1500 years.

how long do you expect them to keep it?

Lydia, why don't you send them money. No one expects you to go there to fight.

Hamas will be meeting the forever very soon Lydia

What is your point?

for your and our freedom

Our gov't has less credibility than Hamas. Whatever happens, it won't be because it's in the country's interest, but because our slimy politicians think it will give them a political advantage.

of Israelis or Palestinians. Stop supplying Gaza and hold firm. The political damage will be much less then what will result from combat. Be prepared to fight on the PR front to make it clear that Quassams must stop or Gaza will starve. As Gen. Patton said "don't die for your country. Make the other son of a bitch die for his".

Y NET has now officially taken over the ministry of defence.YNET has decided it is still not ready to embark on a military operation. YNET has to advise the hamas when to be ready if and when they YNET will send a few soldiers into gaza to keep the people quiet. The cowardly egeomaniac who runs away from the defence of Israel as he did in lebenon is worried about his bank accounts so let YNET run the IDF.And the Egyptians are softpeddeling the area for the americans after Bush and Rice have seen thier crazy ideas flushed down the drain.The end loosers will be the people of Israel who allowed the politicians to continue in letting YNET decide the future.

you see? FYI, no one treats Palestinians like there were there 10 years. Just not like they have the imperalist right to own the whole place...which is really what they're fighting for. (If they only wanted to own want they were on, they would have gladly accepted the offer for Israel to be formed as a tiny place around Tel Aviv which had been sand dunes. THEY turned it down even though the Jews accepted.) Think about it, if back then they believed they would someday be as great as their empire had once been.... that ideology is imperialist. They still are fighting with that as the base, it's just that the "refugee" idea sells better.

i did it again. it is said that history repeats it's self every hundred years in Israel at best history repeats every six month. again neville & chamberlain are back with a piece of paper..a truce with hamas...peace in our time