Quote Originally Posted by rvg View Post
So, what exactly is your point here? Is Israel obligated to wait until Hamas evens out the body count in order to proceed with the military campaign?
Both diplomacy and justice are based on reciprocity and proportional response. Israel can defend itself by all means.

They aren't a threat precisely because Israel does not *allow* them to become one. Every once in a while they require a proper whipping from the IDF in order to keep them in line.
You do realise that this 'proper whipping' is killing about a third children. First and foremost remember that all this collateral damage is human, adults and children, that the median age in Gaza is 17.