Who cares if you shut of electricity for 1 day? Hamas thrives on making its people suffer. Want them to really feel pain? Then count 100 rockets and move the northern border fence south 100 meters. For every 1000 rockets, Israel liberates 1 km of territory occupied by Arab squatters. Let's see if they keep firing rockets after they lose 1/2 km of Gaza.

non-stop for weeks and weeks until Shalit is brought home in a silver carriage.

Because Israeli governments decided it was more important to ethnically cleanse Jews from their homes than defend Jewish civilians.

Mr. defence Minister- do what you should have done a long time ago, flatten the Gaza strip completely, attacking tunnels is bulshit.

I agree with your posts today but I can't visage Bibi or Barak to do anything as you suggest.I think that Israel needs leaders that are more decisive in dealing with Hamas.Also what does it cost to fire a couple of rockets compared to the cost of using the airforce to bomb a few tunnels.At least bomb all the tunnels.

Israel Palestine Coverage Further to my E Mail yesterday regarding general coverage of Israel Palestine news and specifically the stony silence of the BBC when it comes to reporting rocket attacks from Gaza This morning I find that you have reported in depth the news about further Settlement Construction which is important - yet you neglect yet again to report anything about this new wave of Hamas rocket attacks into Israel which I find impossible to understand.

When will all face reality,Peace is a Fairy so wary cant be touched as its all virtual,alike a dream but not reality,cant make a date,alls left to wait ! when ready a hand will appear no tattoo of fear will be written in blood,the visage tired of all the lies that aspired.

Burn Gaza to the groundand drive the Egyptians back out to Egypt! At the very least since we pulled out... no electricity or water from Israel. Shabbat Shalom!

Sarah B isn't wrong. Your idea in theory is good but Sarah B's is more practical. Just because a person has a good 2nd idea doesn't make the first good idea wrong.

All I can say is "AMEN" to your response. You said it in plain English and if they can't understand that, they just don't want to!!!! I agree with you 100%!!! I'm a veteran and I'm tired of America looking like a punk and being disrespected by these little puny countries because America's gov't officials don't want to hurt somebody. My goodness, if we are at war somebody is going too die!! What don't they get about that!! Our military personnel are tired of being humiliated when they come from fighting. And they never know what they are coming home to -- remember Viet Nam and how our own civilians spit on them and accused them of being murders and baby killers, etc. My son came home for leave and he was nervous when he got off the plane. Come on now!! We need to jump in there, help Israel so she can be reunited with America and then go after Afghanistan or just leave it alone. And stop the war over them. And then clean up the mess at home. PERIOD!!!!!!!