Israel was right to go in...I have spoken to many Palestinians and they have all told me that Hamas could have stopped the rocket fire if it had wanted...having said that, the composition of the Israeli military is not nowadays what I would call an accountable democratic instituition. many right wing extremists are now in positions of influence in the israeli army, things happen that are not acceptable by democratic standards, and I would say the Israeli has slipped in its moral position. I could really go on and on about gaza, but to cut it short, Israel should defend itself, but it really needs to have a long look at the way it behaves in war if it wants to be considered an enlightened western democracy
This is an intelligent answer. I thought dropping white phosporus on children and incinerating them was...babaric to say the least. You can't kill civilians just because it is convenient; I basically agree with you.
