He fired 4000 katyusha rockets at Israeli civilian populations in 2006. He had every intention of killing Israeli children yet in your posts, you idolize him. When Palestinians fire kassams into Israel, throw rocks or ambush Israeli vehicles, they know very well Israeli children can be killed by their actions. You make exceptions to your moral code when Israelis can be harmed by referring to it as the "resistance".

There is no justification for killing any children, Israeli or Palestinian. We are in total agreement. However, what do we do about the people with black hearts on your side and mine? How do we turn them towards peace? It is indeed a pity that there is no Palestinian "Salaam Now" organization. While you feel shame at the killings, as I do over the killing of Palestinian children, I see many many Israeli peace organizations demanding that my government change its ways. I do not see any Palestinian organizations demanding that Fatah or Hamas be accountable. How do we get the Palestinian courts to investigate the Palestinians, like the Israeli courts have done here with the Israelis?

I read about the father's actions in a peace movement of Israeli and Palestinian families who lost family members in such terror attacks from both sides. It is just amazing to see that he still believes in peace, after what happened to his daughter. In his place, I might have joined Hamas instead of a peace movement. It's good to see that finally the court forces the 'security' forces to investigate this incident.

How adroitly you slithered past the issue. You entirely fail to address the fact that far more Jewish children have been killed by Palestinians than Palestinian children by Jews. I expected nothing less from you. Sadly, I expected nothing more, either.

Please provide the statistics to back up your claim. I live here (not in the USA) and from what I understand you have it backwards. I don't have any statistics handy, but would like to see more from you. Yes, Salma does indeed avoid many of the issues, but she's certainly on the record as opposing the killing of Israeli children. I'm trying to engage the enemy in debate. You're simply another basher. Let's see your numbers, please.

Sarah BS will be unable to back up her claim as it is a total lie so allow me to provide the stats which I have to hand. Since Sept 2000 to Aug 2010: Israeli children killed: 124 Palestinian children killed: 1,446 Each and every one of these children (regardless if they are Jewish, Muslim, Christian) is a tragic and needless loss. Now let us watch Sarah BS “adroitly” fail in backing up her preposterous claim.

You say "However in saying that I fully support the accountability of the Palestinian People in relation to any and all war crimes, acts of terror and violence which they have committed under Israeli occupation." Palestinian war crimes also actually pre-date "occupation" which you probably will accept as being from the 1967 war. As for the Pallies being exempt or immune from international laws, sorry, I don't buy your "generally" claim. Either human rights laws apply to everybody or they don't. I say the Palestinians are indeed subject to international laws and treaties. Otherwise I suggest that the UN remove their seat and kick them out of the building.

Matty, the place is literally packed with Palestinians day and night. And they also buy pizzas and they and the Jewish Judeans sit in the same place munching away. I don't recall seeing an official publication by the PA that supports your claim of a boycott. This makes you an unofficial boycotter - maybe you want the dozens of Palestinian workers at RL to lose their jobs? And no, the entire area is not considered "occupied" land by the legal experts, but rather "disputed" land. Of course it depends on which experts you ask - you have yours, we have ours. You're avoiding the issue of Arabs taking Jewish land by force of war. Does this mean that you approve of it? Or does it mean that you'll demand that the PA remove all its Arab "settlers" from said lands until are not under "military occupation"? You're being a little smarmy... maybe cuz I was being unfair that two beers might cost more than a pizza. In which case, pizza AND the beers are on me. Never a better occasion to come out and see for yourself first hand. Wait... I just got it. You're boycotting no matter what - so in that case I'll shlep into town, go to the Damascus Gate area and buy pizza and beers from an Arab shop then bring them out (heck, I went to college, so lukewarm pizza is still a treat). I really don't agree that people like you boycott the field because of some ridiculous concept that you can't come see for yourself due to the "military occupation". I'll make sure that no "settlers" benefit from your visit. Lemme know when I should pick you up at the airport. (and no, it's not a bluff, I'll really pick you up at the airport... but not the Allenby Bridge if you come from Jordan...take a shared-cab from there to East Jerusalem...then we can meet at the Damascus Gate, have hot pizza, and bring the beers with us).

Why do you choose 2000 as your starting point? There are many more stats on both sides, for example the Maalot massacre in 1974 when terrorists killed 22 high school students (not including the 4 year kid and innocent adults they shot and killed on their way to the school). Yes, I most certainly agree that the statistics show that more Palestinian kids than Israeli kids have been killed. So what? Arguing over numbers won't bring peace, and believe it or not most of us "settlers" here in Judea do indeed want peace, and are willing to make those famous "painful concessions". Our problem is we simply don't see the honest desire by the other side for the same. The Palestinians I talk to out here seem to want it too, but there are many of them who don't. How do we win them over? Pizza and beer is a good start, if you ask me (at least for the Christians who drink beer - and there are still many Christians out here, soda for the Muslims who don't want beer). How about you sponsor a Palestinian-Israeli grass roots peace meeting in the Rami Levi parking lot (where some days the Palestinian license plates do indeed outnumber the Israeli ones)?

"If you want to live in peace return to Israel proper and stop stealing Palestinian land." So I return to my original point that Gush Etzion was not Palestinian land, but legally owned Jewish land. This means that the legal owners do indeed have the right to return to their land, and that the Palestinians have to grant them citizenship. In which case, I'm waiting for the letter from the PA Interior Ministry with my application forms. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181: "Chapter 3: Citizenship, International Conventions and Financial Obligations 1. Citizenship Palestinian citizens residing in Palestine outside the City of Jerusalem, as well as Arabs and Jews who, not holding Palestinian citizenship, reside in Palestine outside the City of Jerusalem shall, upon the recognition of independence, become citizens of the State in which they are resident and enjoy full civil and political rights." Ergo, we have full legal basis to be here and the Palestinians are obligated to make us full citizens. It is a definite option that I'm waiting to exercise. In the meantime, under what legal basis do I have to leave, given that under Resolution 181 the Jews from Gush Etzion were entitled to both stay and get Pal citizenship?

Yeah salma :The Fogel children are not the first too, to be deliberately murderred by the "peaceful" palis...Many of those killers are kids themselves.. And the huge point you fail to notice is, that while Israeli children are habitually targeted and killed by your people, Abir was never targeted, but shot by mistake during a shooting spreee...You, of all people, should keep your mouth shut...There are Thousands of Israeli children who have and are being targeted and intentially murdered by your kind...And this is going on for over 40 years..This case only shows, that Israel is a democracy in action...Can any other ME country or authority say the same ?

Your intelligence,sense of humor, deep knowledge of your facts and the love for your Homeland, made you the obvious winner in this "duel"...It was easily detectable, that matty was quoting his facts from notes, he is instructed to use on the subject, as he usually does..."Formula for peace"? What about the palis terror towards Israel way before the settlements ? The 1967war, the 1973 war , etc.? Were there WB Jewish settlements in the 70's and 80's ?