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?

Yes. Of course it's bs. The BBC oftens publishes false reports. That report can be found via a variety of sources. Some of them are from Palestinian sites, some of them are from independent media who have no axe to grind. You seem to have read so much Israeli propangada that you are now believing it.

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Sign of splits in Israel's government.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10471551.stm

Israeli Trade Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer held secret talks with Turkey's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, reportedly in Brussels on Wednesday.

Israel's Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, was not aware the secret talks had taken place until they were reported by the media and he later accused Mr Netanyahu of undermining his authority.

"The foreign minister takes a very serious view of the fact that this occurred without informing the ministry of foreign affairs," he said in a statement.

"This is an insult to the norms of accepted behaviour and a heavy blow to the confidence between the foreign minister and the prime minister."

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More signs of splits in Israel government

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10458521.stm

Israel is ready to expand the powers of an investigation panel into its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

His statement followed Israeli reports that the head of the panel, Yaakov Tirkel, had threatened to resign.

Mr Tirkel has demanded that the panel be recognised as a state commission of inquiry with the power to subpoena witnesses and recommend sanctions.

He also wants two more members added to the five-member panel.

Mr Tirkel said on Monday that the commission would summon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to testify, along with Israel's defence minister and military chief of staff.

He also sought two assistants for the three members and two foreign observers that make up the panel, whose work officially started on Monday.

Israel television and press reports said Mr Tirkel, a retired Supreme Court judge, had told Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman that he would quit the post if his demands were not met.

Haystack - More bullshit from that's you probably not worth reading.

I'm wondering whether you're ever going to even attempt to defend your earlier 'fact' where you claimed that hardly any rockets are now being fired from gaza into Israel? Or whether you'll retract that statement as the bullshit that it was?

Until you do one or the other, so far as I'm concerned, your credibility is at zero. And falling. So there's no point reading anything else you post.

I do regard the numbers as hardly any. It is also nothing compared to the damage done by Israel, the torture of prisoners, the illegal occupation. the illegal building and the war crimes.

I don't expect you to read my posts. You are too full of the Israeli bs that even Israeli citizens are now complaining about.

I do regard the numbers as hardly any.

50 rockets/mortars and more a month? Hardly any? You're a fool Haystack. You have no grasp of reality. Words fail me.

Most of them do little or no damage. Even the ones that do are nothing compared to what Israel is doing. Do you expect the Gaza residents to sit by while Israel builds illegally on their land? They are just fighting back. It is the same situation as when the founders if Israel behaved as terrorists, except they did far more harm. Israel's policies are just generating more hate and voilence. Israel is condemned to a permanent state semi-war for generations to come. Groups like Hamass are getting more politically smart and are beginning to isolate Israel. Israel'sonly answer is to pay back ten times what they get. It is a fatally flawed starategy and will end in disaster.

Gausie - perhaps we should fire a few rockets a month into Haystack's garden and maybe some into his front garden as well. Doubt we'll hit anything as he will be too scared to step out very often after the first few. If he complains we can just say it is hardly any and no damage done.

That was the sort of illogical response I would expect from a supporter of Israel. Suggest firing rockets at someone because you don't agree with their point of view. There is a considerable difference. Israel has done plenty of things that provoke such a response. There is a strong connection with Israel's policies and the firing of rockets. Israel is going to have to negociate with Hamas at some stage like it or not.

Haystack - Isaacs' point illustrates well the fatuousness of your argument.

And for heavens sake, ask your bright adopted son how to spell "negotiate".

I think Isaac's point illustrates the illogicality of Israel's argument. It is similar to a murderer, who complains about his penalty. And by the way 'Isaacs' should have had an apostrophe as in Isaac's. You either check your spelling and grammar as poorly as I do or you don't understand punctuation rules.

Hays - if you're going to moan about apostrophes, at least put yours in the right place.

Actually, Haystack, if his bb name was 'Isaac', then "Isaac's" would be correct, but as it's "Isaacs", then both Isaacs' and Isaacs's could be deemed correct, depending on style preferences. (reference)

Either way Gausie has it wrong. At least mine was correct.

Kayak has always been the chief officer of the punctuation police.

Lol - haystack, double check. Both Jonathan and I have pointed out that yours was incorrect. You're incorrigible! You're forever making stuff up and quoting it as fact.

Kayakdo you post on advfn on the blnx thread?

'Haystack - Isaacs' point '

Looks good to me.

And I heard Kayak was on holiday, so I'm covering for him.

Mine is only incorrect if you know that his name is Isaacs. I asumed it was Isaac. but of course yours was wrong either way. Mine was grammatically correct and your was incorrect no matter what his name was.

Haystacks you wont beat Gausiehes Jewish!

But we do know his name is "Isaacs" - it says so on the top of everything he posts (else it would be an anonymous bulletin board).

So, " Isaacs' " is grammatically correct and, regardless of style preference, " Isaac's " is incorrect.

Just sayin'.

But Idid not know his name was Isaacs. And regardless of style preference Gausie's

"Isaacs point illustrates" is always wrong. I notice that he has edited his post now in deference.

I think something you hae to accept is that Haystacks' is never wrong, or at least rarely admits' to being so. Its' why s'ensible debate on this thread is' nigh on imposs'ible!

Did I get my apostrofees' in the right place?