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?

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?

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ptholden
I was not implying that I am never wrong. I was saying that in this instance Gausie was wrong. I did not know what Isaacs name was. My comments were based on his name as shown in Gausie's post and not looking at the names of posters. It is not earth shattering either way. I only commented as Gausie was picking up on a spelling mistake of mine. I don't usually care whether people make mistakes or not. My posts often have many mistakes in them due to a lack of checking.

The German parliament has passed a cross-party motion calling for an end to the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip saying that the blockade was counter-productive.

"The living conditions of the civilian population of Gaza must be urgently improved," said the motion, adding that the blockade was counterproductive.

The motion was supported by all parties from the three party governing coalition to the opposition Social Democratic Party and the Green Party.

International pressure on Tel Aviv increased following Israel's vicious May 31 attack on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.

Nine Turkish activists were killed in the attack and more than 50 others were injured in the attack.

The petition has sparked the wrath of Germany's influential Central Council of Jews which acts as a diplomatic representative of Israel in Berlin.

'My posts often have many mistakes in them due to a lack of checking.'

Never a truer word spoken!