Terrorize tens of thousands ?

More like a million people in the usual 'quiet' time,and 3 or 4 million in this latest round.

Hamas and Al Qaeda have been acting up since Mubarak was ousted, believing Israel to be too chicken to do anything about it since the Muslim Brotherhood came to power. Including several attacks through the Egyptian border. Not to mention one random massacre of some 16 or so Egyptian troops having a Ramadan feast.

It maybe that Bibi has found the guts to do anything about it just before an election, but better every 4 years than never.


Now, the idea that because two peoples can't comfortably share a piece of land as two nations, they should share one nation is ludicrous. Civil wars are the worst kind of wars. See: Syria. Lebanon.

Now, I don't support the settlement movement. I don't see how it makes any future 'settlement' easier but I don't delude myself into thinking that is the true obstacle to agreement. Settlement can be uprooted if need be. Israel demonstrated that when it pulled out of the Sinai 30 years ago, and from Gaza 7 years ago. Olmert was elected after presenting his plan for 'disengament 2': pullout from most of the westbank. A risky idea to present before the elecftion, and it cost him votes from the right but he was still voted into office.
What happened to that plan ?
Hizbollah happened. I think that until the regime in Iran topples there can be no peace.