[Cindy]

Well, I’ll take a stand on this...

Breaking news changes quickly, but eventually the dust dies down and the facts emerge.

My rule of thumb: Who would I want for a neighbor?
Israel: Yes.
Hamas: No.

Pure common sense.

[jhpigott]

“These attacks are just the beginning” - Israeli Commander talking to BBC news

[Cindy]

A LOOK AT HAMAS:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hamas
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/html/search.asp?isSearch=yes&isT8=yes&searchText=T86&pid=104&sid=13&preview=

[austrian]

My rule of thumb: Who would I want for a neighbor?
Israel: Yes.
Hamas: No.

Pure common sense.

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well i really would not want israel in my neighborhood. but if i would be forced to choose between israel and hamas then yes my vote would go for israel too.

[MathDoc]

My rule of thumb: Who would I want for a neighbor? Israel: Yes.

But I have it on the best authority - the New York Times - that Hamas and Israel had a cease fire until Israel launched this unprovoked attack. Other than a couple hundred Hamas rockets a month, the occasional Hamas kidnapping plot against an Israeli or two (most of which failed anyways), and daily random sniper fire or bombings, the noble and innocent followers of Hamas have been completely peaceful. Now that Israel has broken the cease fire, Hamas will be compelled to retaliate. I'm sure that will be a step in the wrong direction, and it will be Israel's fault. My only uncertainty is how Hamas "retalliation" could be any different from Hamas during a "cease fire".

[ought-six]

Well, therein is your problem: You think rationally. I suffer from the same malady . :)