It sounds like he wants to escalate the conflict and he doesn't really care for the innocent civilians that will be caught up in this.

May he burn in hell for all of the innocents whose lives he is running through this endless, pointless agitation. I on him and all who put war ahead of peace. He's scum.

I agree 100%, and that especially includes the Bush Admin.

Netanyahu has gotten Israel into yet another lose-lose war.

It's worth repeating what Hamas and the residents of Gaza want: “The demand of the people of Gaza is meeting their legimitate demands — for Israel to be restrained from its aggression, assassinations and invasions, and for the siege over Gaza to be ended,” he said.

...I must sincerely question your basic understanding of what life in a combat zone is like. The only people who are losing are the innocent people of Gaza and Israel.

So long as Hamas and their extremist allies are allowed to use Gaza as their plateau for provoking conflict there will be no peace in Gaza.

This blood-sucking ass-hat would do well by the people of of Gaza to express some desire for peace. Instead, he is not, he is shitting all over peace. It's worth repeating what he said before spewing his nonsense:

Nobody wins.

...with minimal casualties. They have complete military superiority if they choose to exercise it, and now with the Iron Dome system Hamas cannot even effectively strike back. The longer this goes on the heavier casualties Hamas will take, the reverse is not necessarily true. It may be cold hard math, but it's math nonetheless.

Israel can't realistically kill enough people in Gaza to even make a tiny dent in their total population. The world community will not allow it. That's the real math. And they just confirm more life long enemies with every missile.

That's PR bullshit and a backhanded assertion that Israel is somehow trying to commit genocide. If Israel's goal was genocide why is it that there has been no major fighting in the West Bank in almost a decade since the end of the Second Intifada? I was skeptical that the wall would work in the West Bank, but I think it's pretty clear that is has worked and it has brought peace in the West Bank even with the violence in Gaza, war in Lebanon, and the uprisings in Syria and Egypt. If Hamas will go away, there will be peace, but that will not happen until their supply of weapons is diminished and they are not resupplied by Iran.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/19/15282386-irans-fingerprints-on-hamas-weaponry-but-its-larger-role-in-israel-gaza-crisis-remains-murky?lite

then why does he allow the rocket launchers to be hidden in residential neighborhoods?

They knew what they were getting into, just like the Israelis knew what they were getting into when they elected Netanyahu.

There's really nothing Obama or the US can do to make this situation better. Any suggestion of peace talks seems ludicrous when the people of both lands are electing representatives that favor war.

and look at what they got.
I will agree that any talk of peace seems to go down the drain.

and have imprisoned and executed their political opposition

while Meshal is safe in Cairo.

populations as expendable. Hamas side going for broke with the rockets, Israeli side retaliating with collective punishment that results in more land for Israel and more misery for the Palestinians. At a certain point the leaders of *both* countries are playing their citizenry as chumps.

Did you miss the part where Israel Pulled every last Jew and Jewish Settlement out of Gaza ?

Link please.

From the desk of the War Nerd: http://www.nsfwcorp.com/dispatch/gaza-no-way

What does a gaza "win" look like? Is israel going to just throw open the border crossings and say "have at it"?

Truth is that the Palestinians are running out of time for a state, in a couple more decades the world will be trying to relocate a couple billion people away from the coasts due to climate change, the Palestinians will be long forgotten by then. Almost all of tel aviv for example is only a couple meters above sea level, same goes for egypt and lebanon.

That is if the world economy does not collapse first.

Israel already had plans for this escalation on the table, but it seems that some are quite intent on shifting the blame for the deaths of civilians on to anybody but the ones who actually killed them

are you attempting to justify Palestinian deaths today, it could seem that way

I am absolutely prepared to justify Palestinian deaths today by laying them firmly in the hands of Hamas and those who arm Hamas.

The Hamas political leadership does not give a shit about anyone but the Hamas political leadership.

I'll skip the media hype and go with my analysis based on the apparent military facts. This conflict has been nothing but simmering.

But I think you knew that

Explain to me how the political ideology, tactics, and foreign alliances of Islamic Jihad and Hamas are any different.

Really, I'm waiting and please, spare me the classless and categorical insults.

If you don't understand a distinction that fundamental here, there's little point in this.

Are you asserting that Hamas does not have transnational alliances? Because such an assertion is flawed on the face of it given the history of Hamas.

The only difference is that Hamas has operated as a political party encompassing a military wing that fights as a terror group while Islamic Jihad operates political programs and is a terrorist group. There very well may be little point in this, but I'll go with the fact-checkers on this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Jihad_in_Palestine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas

Western Governments have labelled both as terror organizations. Also, you'd be more persuasive without the condescension.

arm chair quarterbacks, we don't know who did what? Israel is our ally, so we have to believe Netanyahu in this matter. His claim is Hamas has been lobbing these missiles into Israel for some time. I'd rather take the word of Israel than a government (Hamas) pledging the total destruction of Israel and a one state solution. The fact, they have that as their goal, makes Hamas disingenuous. If Hamas worked more towards peace, then maybe they would be believable.

from 11/13/12

Israel and the Palestinians stepped back from the brink of a new war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, sending signals to each other via Egypt that they would hold their fire unless attacked, after five days of mounting violence.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/13/uk-palestinians-israel-violence-idUKBRE8AB16A20121113

from 11/15/12

Ahead of Election & After Extrajudicial Killing Breaks Truce, Israel Prepares to Bombard Gaza

n the aftermath of the assassination of Hamas military chief Ahmad Jabiri, Israel has escalated its attacks on the Gaza Strip. At least 19 people in Gaza have been killed.

The Associated Press reported Israeli forces are advancing and closing in on the Gaza border, where they are likely to begin a “ground offensive.” Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has “authorized the call-up of 30,000 army reservists,” according to BBC News.

http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/11/15/after-extrajudicial-killing-breaks-truce-israel-prepares-to-bombard-gaza-ahead-of-countrys-election/

only loser speaking militarily will be the people of Gaza. Hamas does not have the military capability of Israel. Hamas is only a pest compared to Israel. Israel does not have to go in on the ground when they can do damage from the air. Hamas is putting the people of Gaza in jeopardy.

If Hamas wants a fight with Israel, then why don't they invade Israel instead of hiding behind civilians. The way they conduct War, is not unlike the terrorists, that use women and children as human shields, to get what they want. And what they really want is the total destruction of Israel. This position is what puts Netanyahu on higher ground. He has a right to defend his country if attack. The situation is untenable, as long as Hamas can lob missiles into Israel when they please. The only solution in the long term is to eliminate Hamas unless they compromise their position, and agree to the two state solution and having peace talks with Israel. The people supporting Hamas in Gaza, can also take actions, to get rid of Hamas for a better government, instead of Jihadists.

it would seem the definition for human shield is any civilian killed by IDF and what actions would you suggest the people of Gaza take? civil war? you do know that Hamas is preventing elections don't you? the reason is that they would lose and they know that

'Cause I'm wondering if DU was as rife with "They deserve it!" sentiment towards Iraqi civilians during our invasion as it is towards Palestinians, of either territory, in any situation.

however when it comes to Palestinians there is no end to the excuse making for whatever actions are taken against them it seems

Ask Jimmy Carter. Or CNN.

Whatever prevents more innocent deaths.

The ordinary people of Gaza have nothing to do with the Hamas leadership and have no ability whatsoever to stop the madmen within it.

This war is punishing innocent throughout Gaza for the crimes of leaders they have no responsibility for. It is collective punishment, and collective punishment is always immoral.

Stop firing rockets into Israel. Israel stops the bombing of Gaza. Simple isn't it!!