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"What do you think a "proper" response would be from Israel to the rocket attacks?"
Ending the occupation.
And giving back stolen land. Offering reparations. Dismantling the settlements. Removing blockades. Etc.
If causastion doesn't matter, were Nazis right to kill Jews because they believed Jews COULD harm their country? What caused Hamas to fire the rockets?
Israel is like America, unable to take a hit or question its own actions. Seven years ago 3,000 U.S. citizens were killed. A bad thing to be sure. But we are 300 million people and rarely suffer in wars. Britain, on the other hand, lost 20,000 men in just one day during WWI.
We chose not to look at why educated family men would want to die hitting the World Trade Towers. We said there were no flies on us. The perps were jealous of our lifestyles. Or simply mad. So supposedly "sane" America did not go after the actual perpetrators. Instead we destroyed an innocent country. We have more mercenaries in Iraq than bona fide soldiers. We've killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis for sport, expecting no blow-back (though we, ourselves, had gone beserk after just 3,000 deaths).
Similarly, Israel is used to being protected by America's weapons and media. If Arabs had killed Jewish kids hiding in a UN building there'd be riots everywhere. It's only when Arabs die that the West yawns.
I suppose that's understandable when you realize Arabs are Semites, too. A world that let Jews die in WWII is likely to let Arabs die today, too. The difference is that Arabs are fighting back, not meekly surrendering like Jews had.
"How do you negotiate with an entity aimed wholly at destroying you..."
Hamas doesn't want to destroy JEWS, it wants to destroy their state and get back stolen land. Just like the Allies didn't want to kill all Germans, just get rid of Nazism.
Israel's defenders sound like the authors of the Protocols and directors who filmed "The Eternal Jew." Their stereotypes fly fast and furious.
"hides its operatives, missiles and other weapons in civilian areas?"
Meanwhile, Israel BOMBS civilian areas and dresses like Arabs to kill Hamas members.
Yep, Israelis are real tough hombres. They shoot bullets at kids throwing rocks. Attack at night using night-vision goggles. And want a "fair fight" between their tanks and pistol-packing rebels.
