Will this increase or decrease the likelihood of terrorist actions in America, Europe and the rest of the world?

If you were a member of a family murdered in this conflict, would you be seeking revenge?

Should Tzipi Livni and Ehud Olmert, be tried for war crimes if or when this conflict comes to an end?

What will the price of oil be in 4 weeks time?

Bedlam?

KNOBHEADS - Has a distinctive sound :o)

I like the one for doves - piteousness :-)

GOYIM ARE BORN TO SERVE MAXWELLS AND MADEOFFS. YOU HAVE DONE IT YESTERDAY,YOU ARE DOING IT TODAY AND YOU WILL DO IT AS LONG AS YOU LIVE.

A Tea Party (Alice in Wonderland)

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I'm quite glad I'm on the Squelchy Step.

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Check with The Mad Hatter :-)

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A Friend of Hilary's!

a mcvities of fruitcakes? ..... a cadbury of nutcases?

Illuminati? Nonsense conspiracy posts that use the word GOYIM in uppercase letters? An Ashleigh of James or a fleet of Maestros.

I believe that the Guru of the Enlightened , David Icke , held a sold out (!) 10 hour seminar recently in London .
So i guess the conspiracy theories will be running wild this summer :)

The latest , which is quite hard to even write , is something along the lines of the moon being a base for shape shifting lizards who really control the Earth . Apparently the base is underground so it was only when the US set off explosions on the surface that the resonance revealed this dastardly secret .

Its all quite amusing until you realise there are people who actually believe this and there a quite a few of em ...... (quickly locks front door ! )

Snowman - you really need to keep up to date - the lizards moved on after the giant ants colonised the moon and made life uncomfortable !

Seems as sensible as video news from Israel on their humanitarian standards.

The governments of the European Union, Israel, Japan, Canada, and the United States
classify Hamas as a terrorist organization.

Its officials were ousted from positions in the Palestinian National Authority government

Hamas's 1988 charter calls for the replacement of Israel and the Palestinian Territories with an Islamic Palestinian state.

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This an interesting EU Working paper from 2008, which details the consequences of branding Hamas as a terrorist group. It is very prophetic and shows that the isolation of Hamas has been counter productive in the extreme. It is worth reading in its entirety.

http://www.cer.org.uk/pdf/wp_820.pdf

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Given the current impasse the quartet (the EU, US, Russia and the UN) and other key players should consider a different approach towards Hamas. The policy of isolation is not working. Some EU member-states hoped that isolation would encourage Hamas to change its stance towards Israel. Israel, the US, and many other countries hoped that the boycott would provoke the collapse of Hamas as a result of economic pressure. But despite two years of harsh sanctions Hamas is still strong and in control of Gaza. Nor has it made any concessions; on the contrary, since the boycott the hardliners in the movement have gained in influence. Another unintended effect is that Iran a key supplier of money and allegedly arms to Hamas has strengthened its influence in Gaza. Al-Qaeda, too, is making overtures and offering assistance (although Hamas has so far refused its support).

Instead, Israel, the EU and the US should try to engage Hamas. Hamas is an unattractive partner, but the potential benefits of ending its isolation outweigh the risks. Hamas can help stabilise the conflict. In addition, if it were recognised as a legitimate political force, in the longer term the group might evolve from a resistance movement into a political party, which ultimately would strengthen the foundations for a lasting peace.

At end of the day, Isreal still occupy the little land palestinians have (gaza and west bank), and keep taking more and more to building settlements. If they want peace, then this action shows the exact opposite. You can talk about Hamas as a terrorist organisations, the rocket attacks and so on, but this one action blows all of isreals justification out of the water, and makes their talk of peace a joke. There will be no peace as Isreal wants to keep all the extra land it continues to nab - the longer this conflict goes on, the more they will take, then demand in any peace agreement. Best case scenario for the palestinians is to let them have it all and become isreali arabs - never know, the may get a fair vote in 50 years time and get an arab government in. IMAO.

Snowman,
These youngsters dont know their history.
As Slartibastfast discovered, we are an experiment of the mice.