Yeah, thats pretty much it. Mindless nationalism and religious extremism at its best.

I guess that the creation of Israel back in 1947 was the original sinn... But that was long ago, letting it get destroyed today wont set that wrong aright.

		Head banger wrote:
		sure blame is plentifull, solutions not so.   the problem with one side eliminating the other is both can be replenished from kids overseas.      _strat_ wrote: Well, Hamas are freaks, that is true, but Israel cannot be completely absolved of guilt either. Gaza has been a prison for 1,5 million Palestinians for decades, and even in the best of times they had shortages of basic neccesities. Not to mention that Israels army is one of the most technologicaly advanced in the world. Im sure that if they would give a shit they wouldnt cause so many civilian casualties. Infact, they may deliberatly be causing so much, to scare Hamas into submission. In any case, I think that the only solution would be to physicaly separate them. A NATO or an UN mission, whatever, with serious numbers, weapons and authorisation, that would keep them apart for long enugh (which would be decades) to cool them off. Failing that, pull everything out, and wait till one side eliminates the other.      Head banger wrote: this shit will keep going on, untill either the world ends, all sids give up religion, or isreal moves and colonizes a new star system. I see no hope, the hamas terorists will keep this up, and dont care if they or the kids they hide behind die.  Isreal will fight back. it goes on.  if, anyone was serious about a ceasefire that was meaningfull, they could agree to share that area, but the hate runs too deep.