Quote Originally Posted by CountArach View Post
Orrrrrrrrrrr, the far more likely response would be the situation I laid out - they become more radical themselves due to the loss of family members and support from the Hamas institution. Besides the majority of Palestinians do not support Terrorist acts, they are quite moderate - punishing the greater majority for the actions of the minority is in fact a breach of International law.
its a 50-50 chance.
if israel doesnt do anything theres a big chance that more radicals will emerge. hamas will see it as a victory and will strengthen their cause. people will see that israel is weak, so they will begin to think that israel can be defeated.

it can go both ways.