How much more suffering will Israel endure, due to the mad Gaza retreat, before doing the sane thing? Just retake Gaza forever! Almost all Israel's major problems stem from Israeli retreats.

And why exactly are we letting them do this?

side - Israel or Gaza. And as long as West Bank continues to hide the jihads, we will also not look upon West Bank in favor.

Israel's civilians are under threat from attack from two directions. In the south, from Hamas. No one forgets how until 10 years ago Jews lived in Gaza and there was no strategic danger to Israel. Then, with the support of Livni and Herzog, the corrupt Ariel Sharon ethnically cleansed the Jews. Exactly as predicted by the Likud and denied by Livni and Herzog, Hamas can now launch rockets anywhere in Israel. In the North, from Hezbolla. No one forgets how until 15 years ago Lebanese patriots fought Hezbolla to a stand still with Israeli help. Then, Ehud Barak with Herzog's support, retreated with no warning, guaranteeing the Lebanese loss to Hezbollah. Now Hezbollah are working with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on a strategic attack in the North. It isn't surprising that Herzog and Livni want to be elected. It is surprising that they have a chance.

Baraks withdrawal from Lebanon was popular at the time even Netanyahu supported it .The Gaza Withdrawal was a test and failed .Gaza is Dangerous as in it are the descendants of those who started the Arab revolt against Jews Fleeing Nazism . A Partitition Plan then and the Arabs would still have Jaffa and all their villages not one refugee and Millions of Jews saved .

Except that should Israel run out of patience, we can turn Gaza into a stinking heap of rubble in a matter of minutes. Don't forget that. Hamas is no longer flavor of the month with very many people. For example -- lavish promises of $5.4 billion made for a great sound byte -- how much has actually been collected? And what on earth would Hamas do should Israel tighten the noose? No more FREE food, no more FREE fresh water, no more FREE humanitarian aid, no more FREE electricity. No more FREE ANYTHING. It's not that anyone will really care. The international community has more important things to do than worry about a terrorist rabble. Hamas' days are numbered. Even Qatar has kicked them to the curb.

like they do for shale oil here in US. I know it costs them more than 60 a barrel but if it saves lives.