Tomty: I think that if you had 3000 Katyusha rockets fired at you in a year you might be a bit miffed. Also remember the reason there are fewer casualties in Israel is because the government takes appropriate measures such as bomb shelters to protect its population whereas Hamas site their rocket lanchers on top of schools, hospitals and built up areas, hoping and knowing that a large number of casualties among their people will help their cause, pretty cynical I think.
I don't actually believe Israel should exist but since most Israelis were born there and had no hand in the event that led to its creation I think they have a right to defend themselves. It inevitably makes bigger headlines when a major assault is launched by Israel rather than boring old 10 rockets everyday hitting your towns and cities, but people(and they are still people) in places like haifa live most of their lives underground. About 25% of the casualties in Gaza have been described by the UN as being civilian but almost all the victims in Israel have been civilian as Hamas has a wrtten and manifesto policy to target civilians.
None of our countries were created through peace, the American settlers tended to wipe out the natives yet nobody sayd they should all bugger off back wher they came from, because after a generation or two it just becomes aplace where people are born and live and don't know why bombs are falling on them. Israel will always exist because the Jews will always be comitted and organised. If 3000 rockets were fired from Cuba into Florida, there would be no Cuba left.
You do have some excellent points.
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