PSK,
You've only been here a short while and probably don't know particular points of view, but please understand that Eric, while Jewish,
A) Believes that Israel does not have the right to protect itself using retaliatory measures against aggressors.
B) Believes that Sept 11th was planned and executed by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in an effort to protect Haliburton from a law suit.
C) Believes that we can have world peace by everyone sitting in a drum circle and singing "We shall overcome"...
D) Believes that everyone is entitled to a better tomorrow (except his own employees who he does not offer Health Insurance.)
E) Is still, after two years, 4121 posts, and a ton of pot stirring, is still not a paid member of this forum, which he frequently visits, enjoys and benefits from, but refuses to contribute to it's operating expenses.
F) Believes that Israel is the aggressor and trouble maker in the Middle East and if only they gave back land, suddenly, all of their enemies would come together, open their arms, and welcome Israel into the Middle East union and would welcome the Jews into their homes and would even push to have their Muslim daughters marry into an Israeli Jewish family...
As far as my views on the Hamas attacks and Israels response:
A) NEVER AGAIN
B) Fight the Chicago way. Put one of ours in the hospital, put two of theirs in the morgue.
C) Don't want to have innocent civilians killed, well don't put your military compounds in schools and places of prayer.
D) As far as the protests going on in Europe.. Well duh.. There all a bunch of anti-semites anyway. When is the last time Germany or France did anything to protect the Jewish people.
E) There is no amount of land, territory or space that Israel could ever give back that would end the efforts of their enemies trying to push the Jews into the Sea.. So they might as well stay in those places as they serve as important military strategic points for it's own defense. And every time they do give back land, they get attacked from it..