create the terrorists. What does that kid that was injured when the shell hit his home, think of Israelis now? There is never going to be peace in the middle east. It is as simple as that. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=574&ncid=721&e=1&u=/nm/20021017/wl_nm/mideast_dc
How come the Palestinians never understand that blowing up pizzerias and buses only creates more support for Israel around the world? Neither side are bright enough to look beyond the next vengeance.
Because Israelis DO understand that withdrawing from the territories, recognizing the PLO as a legitimate representative, offering statehood, etc, have all backfired in their faces. If Palestinians don't want their kids killed, they shouldn't fire shells and mortars from where the kids are. I generally do not think Sharon's tactics work, and in most cases shooting back does not in fact help the Israelis. But in this particular case, I am finding it very hard to find sympathy for the Palestinians here.
I think JPhusrt hit the nail right on the head. Shooting back does not necessarily HELP the Israelis. It certainly does not do much to endear the Palestenians to them. But you have to remember these are 18, 19, 20 year old kids getting shot at. They're gonna fire back - they don't want to die. If this had been a targeted killing planned by the Israeli military and 6 innocent Palestinian bystanders had been killed, you would have every right to scream and yell at Israeli military incompetance. It has happened before - and when it has, I've done some of the screaming. But this seems like more of a thick-of-the-fight tragedy.