Some joyous tidings from Israel

[Dutch_guy]

What is the sensible process to resolution?
if the resolution what you are talking about is peace between arab and jew, then i think that if the arabs would lay down all arms against israel, accept israel as a country, we would do the same, and maybe even thrive together as allies.

One could argue that Israel, being something like a Western country, should make the first move there. Not bombing the hell out of one of the most densly populated area's in the world in response to a mortar attack might be a good start. Current technology doesn't allow for surgical strikes in such a densly populated area, and those mortar attacks are crude, ineffective and kill more Hamas than Israeli civilians. Honestly, I don't see what Olmert was trying to achieve other than pure vengeance and extending his time in office. As anyone can judge just by looking back in history that this won't stop the mortar/missle attacks, and won't make the people less inclined not to vote Hamas next elections. And the latter should be what Israel should try to achieve, as it's a democratic country itself.