[nathanbedford]

The story suggests that Israelis are risking antagonizing the Palestinians in Gaza with indiscriminate artillery bombardment. The story also mentions but does not pursue the allegation that Hamas prohibited civilians from vacating the target area after warnings of the coming bombardment were delivered by the Israelis.

My feeling is that the Gazans are already anti-Israeli and the Israeli tactic is just as likely to turn them against Hamas as it is to aggravate their already existing animosity against Israel. The Israelis are telling the Gazans, there is a price to pay for putting these people in power.

I think there is an object lesson to the United States here. The Arab world responds to power but not to blandishment. Force them to choose between their own survival and a crazy ideology. Turn them against Hamas, Hezbollah, a Qaeda, and Isis as their most immediate and dangerous oppressors. Force them to that choice.

Force Hamas to fear its own population, that is the beginning of the end of a guerrilla operation.

[bert]

I have long advocated just such a massing of guns to show unequivocally the women of Gaza the power that can be brought to bear.

It was accomplished differently than I envisioned but the results are there for all to see and especially hear. The noise and shock reverberated far beyond the target area.

When the women as you suggest, see a better course, perhaps there can be change.

[Netz]

Good point:

Force Hamas to fear its own population, that is the beginning of the end of a guerrilla operation.

The ONLY reason the HAMAS folks are a wee bit scared is that they can't pay their 40,000 Public Servants (Army, Police, Militias and facilitators for Terror) and are afraid of a coup.
The summary executing 20 residents (or more) by claiming that they aided the Israelis is not going to help their cause in the long run.

[Jack Hydrazine]

How can Hamas fear its own op when 75% or more of Palies are for destroying Israel?