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"Hamas took control with a coup against the governing body, the Palestinian Authority. Remember the guys being thrown off roofs?"
More Israel uber alles ahistorical hysteria.
Hamas was freely and openly elected, most likely do the corruption and bullying of Fatah (and before you characterize that as typical Arab fratricide, read about how Jews treated each other in THEIR camps). American and Israel then trained Fatah, giving it weapons, so it would reassert itself in Gaza. Hamas got wind of it and preempted the preemption.
It's not the first time Israel fomented trouble. It suckered Georgia into attacking Russians during the Olympics. Russia, like Hamas, kicked ass.
"What matters is their actions, which are to violently attack their neighbors. That's what we in Israel call a no-no."
Far from it. All Israel does is bully others. Of course, it only does so only if the victim is weaker. Israelis are cowards. They are chihuahuas acting like pitbulls, hoping America will always supply it.
They are in for a surprise. More and more American Jews are disavowing Israel. More and more see Seinfeld is not Sharon. Whatever safety they once though Israel could provide for post-WWII Jews, they see it's endangering Jews everywhere.
"my feeling here in Tel Aviv is that Israel has to put a stop to it, *no matter what*."
Germans had a final solution, too, to its self-defined "problems." Sooner or later Israel's neighbors will get superior weapons from Russia, China, etc. Most of those countries have histories unkind to Jews. At some point Israel might use nukes. So long as they take themselves out in the process, tant pis. More likely, longer range guided missiles will knock Israelis off their pedestals. Arabs have taken hit after hit and keep going. Jews once did that, too, ironically when they had little power. Now that they have a state with nukes, they are soft. A few rockets killing a couple thousand Jews in Israel will cause the country to collapse.
Then next time Israel attacks Lebanon, watch for those rockets to be fired. In fact, some might come during THIS operation, too.
Hopefully Hamas will pull a few rabbits out of his hat before this "fun little war" is over. Don't be surprised if the world cheers if the IDF gets routed.
Obama is untested. Perhaps he will be Bush III per Israel. But maybe not. All it will take is him STARTING an honest dialogue about the Mideast. As more and more non-neocon "ordinary" Americans hear about how Israel was actually founded, learn about the many and ongoing atrocities it's committed, the demise of Israel begins.
Americans, though often ill-informed, are basically a good people. They sympathize with the underdog. When they start hearing about Israeli cruelty the tide will turn. When they learn how much money they've given to that ungrateful nation, look for them to pull the plug.
It is Israel that never misses an opportunity to refuse peace. It is Israel that had many, many, many chances to do the right thing. It's always chosen war and killing Arabs. It's sealed it's own fate. It has cried "wolf!" and "antisemitism" and "we're fighting terrorism" one too many times. The myths and mists surrounding it are disappearing. The Holocaust is losing its impact. To generations raised on splatter films, Holocaust movies seem tame. Plus most Jews have successfully assimilated into other lands. It is Israel's arrogance that is jeopardizing their lives...not to mention world peace.
