Launching rockets, predominantly into underpopulated areas, defines the moral bankruptcy that is terrorism. Launching rockets into the primary population and industrial centers of Israel is an absolute red line. Should that happen, even once, we will be forced to annihilate the Gazan's. No argument or defense would exist, and this tit-for-tat, back and forth would transform into all out destruction of Gaza.

You need to go spend a few days in Sderot and experience a little of how they lived the past 11 years. Beer Sheva, Ashkelon, Ashdod, and all the small towns, kibbutzm and Moshivim - We can all live with the terror - how dare you speak that way. the red line was drawn 11 years ago

My sincere apology. I failed to effectively express myself. I sympathize, wholeheartedly with your point, and I stand corrected. I (poorly) phrased myself. I think that our government, has chosen to elicit a measured response to the shelling, rather than all out warfare. This in NO WAY excuses or justifies the barbaric acts of the Palestinians. My point, though amateurishly expressed, is that an attack on Tel Aviv, the Knesset or the airport would effectively remove any argument for "measured responses". I owe you an apology, and it is sincere. Yakov

out of Palestinian Occupied Territory and move into caravans for several years.

Barak should turn over the position of Defense Minister to someone who is CAPABLE of being a defense minister, meaning, defending Israel and its citizens from these never ending terror attacks, and go live himself in a caravan...preferably as far away from Israel as possible.

to all areas targetting civillians When the fence went up they could not get through so readily do they moved on to missiles and not just Qassams but grads, laser guided Kornets etc Goldstone was never shocked to the core by missiles landing on Israeli Kindergartens or hospitals or nursing homes

wasn't mentioned for 10 years by seekers of justice. Except when... well... some Israeli Hamas supported was imprisoned, like Amira Hass. But now that her work desk is being targeted... isn't it a totally different matter? Sderotian scum might just get a break.

Yakov, thank you for your apology, you are a true gentleman. I do appreciate your explanation. To this day I can not understand our government's response or our fellow citizens reaction to what we have lived with for 11 years. We used to say when it reached Beer Sheva or Ashkelon, that would be a red line. But 3 years ago we learned it wasn't. A whole generation is growing up living 15 seconds from shelters - It is time they can enjoy and live a normal life. The red line has been reached, and "measured responses" need to stop. And I believe in a 2 state solution

"the main obstacle for the production of a larger amount of rockets was operation Defensive Shield which had been launched in 2002." This is the same operation that the Left was against back in 2002 and still bemoans it today as a knee-jerk racist reaction.