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?

ITLOTB
You are hardly objective

"The soldiers had forced the nine-year-old boy to open suspected booby-trapped bags at gunpoint."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11807152

Israeli troops demoted over Gaza 'human shield' boy

Two Israeli soldiers convicted of using a Palestinian child as a human shield during an offensive in Gaza in 2009 have received suspended sentences and been demoted.

The soldiers had forced the nine-year-old boy to open suspected booby-trapped bags at gunpoint.

It occurred during Israel's three-week conflict with Hamas, which rules Gaza.

It was reportedly the first such conviction in Israel, where the use of civilians as human shields is banned.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said the pair will be on probation for two years, AFP news agency reported.

During the soldiers' trial in October, the boy, Majid Rabah, said he feared for his life.

"I thought they would kill me. I became very scared and wet my pants," he said in an affidavit.

Majid Rabah's mother, Fatma, criticised the sentence as too lenient.

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ITLOB - I thought you were Benson & Hedges. But it's just dawned on me you're probably more Benson & Laser .....

This thread is like the conflict itself, never-ending and with no apparent resolution in sight :)

I know a good optician.

Fred :)

I did say "apparent"!

Dr Phosgene cures all

Some of you have re-charged your batteries, I see.
Wind up is more eco-friendly.

I've come to the tiresome conclusion that I disagree with everybody on this thread.

Even yourself, DelBoy?

"I've come to the tiresome conclusion that I disagree with everybody on this thread. "

Sanity at last ! :)

Mighty Micro

You are so wrong!

Yes. He is.

Hey Haystack - we've found some common ground. Shall we build on this to form the start of a whole new era of mutual respect and understanding? Can this be the dawn of agreement, tolerance and empathy? You tosser. ;-)

LOL

About as much chance as the silly peace talks in the Middle East.

Bones,

Sorry, Mistake.

You need my friend the soothsayer.

JERUSALEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baNGaZpb_Ss

jam and .... or artichoke soup? .... the former can be delicious while the latter will make you fart hugely!

The international defense of children organization (IDC) has criticized an Israeli court verdict on Sunday against two Israeli soldiers that sentenced them to three months suspended sentence for using a 9-year-old Palestinian child as a human shield during the war on Gaza.

The IDC, a Geneva-based international movement, said in a statement on Monday that the ruling did not reflect the severity of the violation committed by the two soldiers and did not serve justice but rather provided additional immunity for Israeli soldiers when committing crimes against Palestinian children.

It said that the verdicts did not conform with Israel's commitment to the international humanitarian law and did not seriously impose protection of civilians at times of war.

The IDC, which has a branch in Palestine, affirmed that it had documented 15 similar cases since 2005 where Israeli occupation forces used Palestinian children as human shields including three cases in 2010.