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You can sense the psyche of U.S. on December 7, 1941, by watching: This is probably how Israel's psyche is now.

If you see the lack of hesitancy in tactics and decision making by IDF, they won't be caring as much for hostages this time as they will be singularly focused on annihilating Hamas. Everything else is collateral damage.

Good general cares about winning, not adhering to schedule.

Why was this not thought through during battle planning? It sounds like very basic stuff even an armchair strategist can think through.

I am not sure what is the difference. Either child's death is a tragedy. Whether the child was murdered by Hamas or was killed by a bomb during war doesn't make a difference as the child didn't deserve to die. Somebody else made that cruel decision.

If you just go by the history of the word Palestine, it is about 3,200 years old. The first written records referring to Palestine emerged in the 12th-century BCE Twentieth dynasty of Egypt, which used the term "Peleset" for the neighboring people or land. In the 8th century BCE, the Assyrians...

When I visited Haifa many years back for work, I took a tour to visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Megiddo Just that place has so much history from 15th century B.C. i.e., 3,500 years back, that your head will spin understanding the various civilizations that have come and gone there.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

Complete story is considerably more complicated, and you can take an introductory college course. I can recommend. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21h-914-jewish-history-from-biblical-to-modern-times-fall-2007/

Ok, I accept the offer and become honorary Jew. Happy? But no claim on Israel. I am happy in my country.

He is completely logical. If you don't root out terrorists, they will come back again and again. That is why U.S. war on terror took so long, was very difficult and expensive. Now, you don't see any 9/11 type attacks. After Gaza operations, there won't be attacks like this for a long time.

My guess is, U.S. reluctantly joined this war because, if Hamas is not wiped out and there is another attack like this a few months down the line, Israel will be forced to use nukes on Gaza. U.S. is doing whatever it can to prevent that from happening.

Basic question is, beyond talking, issuing messages, pleading for peace etc., which country is willing to commit suicide along with Hamas for sake of Gaza? Iran may issue stern and fierce warning, but are they willing to become Iraq or Afghanistan for sake of Hamas?

It is useless to use bunker busters to destroy tunnels. Once they remove surface resistance, it is much easier to seal off tunnels. Bunker busters are extremely large bombs. If tunnels have to be destroyed by employing them, all of Gaza will become a 30-foot trench and the sea will simply flow...

For a tiny country, Israel is surprisingly international in its population. Who would have imagined some obscure music festival in a corner of the country will have people from a dozen countries. This was probably a miscalculation for Hamas too. They were planning on an attack on Israel, never...

Does 'it' give any idea about what to do with Hamas or does 'it' want Israel to periodically offer 1,200 sacrificial goats for fun and enjoyment?

If he were only a disgruntled landlord, I would gladly send him a check (with any late fee) and live in peace. But he can be mysterious as in: Cases of mass killings of people, at God’s behest: 1. The Flood (Genesis 6-8) 2. The cities of the plain, including Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18-19) 3...

It is sad but true, this story may grab more eyeballs than footage of yet another bombing of a building. A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. - Soviet leader Joseph Stalin

If you go that route applying historical standards to faiths, I am afraid the whole building will collapse. Where do you even start: Garden of Eden, Forbidden Fruit, Seduction by Serpent, Parting of the Sea, Noah's Ark, Immaculate Conception, Resurrection ..... That is why faith requires...

I am afraid that ship has sailed. Looks like the White House used Congress's moribund status and said, what the heck, they are hibernating, we will move on. This is not good for institutional responsibility. But, they will pull out some old Authorization for Use of Force and call this an...