Quote Originally Posted by Watchman View Post
They can rant and rave for cheap populist points all they want; they've thus far been in the position where Realpolitik has not much interfered with it. Such grandiose rhetoric rarely survives long the praxis of governing a society and having to do all the usual associated compromises.

Not that they can even realistically dream of making good of their high-faluting boasts either.

Basically, I flatly refuse to take such bombast at a face value; doubly so based on what I know of Middle Eastern rhetorical culture (which Israel also practices a fair bit), where exaggeration is the accepted norm.
Well if the rethoric fails to impress you how about the thousands of rockets. Hamas are scum, here for example of one of these schools that has European quality media slipping of their chairs with pacifist desire.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtgiRR0iDM