"Israeli aircraft, tanks and naval gunboats pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Thursday and rocket salvoes thudded into southern Israel, as terrified residents on both sides of the frontier holed up at home in anticipation of heavy fighting on the second day of Israel's offensive against Islamic militants.
The operation, launched in response to days of rocket fire from the Palestinian territory, kicked off with the assassination of Hamas' top military commander and deepened the instability gripping the Mideast. Israel's already strained relations with Egypt's new Islamist government frayed even further as Egypt recalled its ambassador Wednesday in response to the Israeli military operation.
Just days earlier, Israel was drawn into Syria's civil war for the first time, firing missiles into its northern neighbor for the first time in four decades after stray mortar fire landed in Israeli-occupied Syrian territory."*
Cenk Uygur provides an in-depth analysis about the disproportionate strike back against Hamas, "collateral damage," and U.S. attitudes toward Israelis and Palestinians.
It looks to me like both sides have committed attacks on civilians. Hundreds of rocket attacks from Gaza were made against Israel. Sure, lots of them missed, but why is that OK?
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If people are going to condemn Israel for attacking civilians, then the same must be said when Palestinians make attacks on civilians.
Spare me the "freedom fighter" rhetoric. Spare me from the rhetoric about who started it. The solution is peace, not war. All human beings deserve freedom and peace. Please pray for peace for us all.