[BrianR]

I wonder why it's always Israel that is called upon to give up land and other concessions in talks. It's not "Palestinian" land, it always belonged to Israel, as I see it. The Palestinians were just squatting on it when the Jews came along in 1948 and kicked them off.

Where was "Palestine" prior to their eviction? Political boundaries? Seat of government? World recognition? I can't find it on any map. I see nothing in history that shows they "owned" that land. So where is their beef?

It is with the very existence of Israel. The only thing that will satisfy these crazies is the death of each and every last Jew in the area. Only that.

Israel has shown remarkable restraint in the fighting over the last fifty years or so and especially in the last five. They give advance warning of attacks, they offer olive branch after olive branch, wanting only peaceful coexistence with the Palestinians while they are interested only in extermination.

Israel isn't going to give in to that, so round after round of fighting in, which mostly Hamas personnel are killed but a few civilians too, will go on and on and on. The West will only hear about how evil the Israelis are for killing this little girl and her mother but somehow mention is not made that Hamas stored missiles in her house.

I'm sick of the obvious twisting of the truth going on and almost wish Israel would wipe out their enemy once and for all.

Ever notice that the rest of the Arab world invariably protests Israeli responses to attack but rarely if ever protest Palestinian attacks on Israel? I have. I'm disgusted and totally sick of having to listen to Arab whining about how terrible things are when THEY are the root cause of the unrest.

I have to agree with Charles Krauthammer in the link provided by Radar. He's more eloquent than I (he's PAID to be) and better informed. I'm just a truck driver who gets to glance at the headlines on the USA Today and maybe a local paper and I do see the Yahoo homepage when I manage to get online. so I don't see everything.

But can anyone else honestly look at this situation and not wonder why Israel hasn't been more aggressive in their response? Who else in the world would allow rocket and mortar and other such attacks on their people? Would the USA? I doubt it.

Brian