Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, has vowed his country will deliver a "severe and disproportionate response" after Palestinian fighters fired rockets into southern Israel.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/02/2009219533438613.html

Well I'd be pissed of too if someone fires rockets in to my territory.

I think they have the right to defend themselves from the rocket attacks by Hamas.

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muhsin:

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Why the incantation?
Israel has the right to defend its citizens.
If Israel was as rash and violent as these Arabs/Muslims, with their military might would your Muslim brothers be existing today?
Food for taught.

If Israel only tried 40% as much as HAMAS wishes to wipe it out, "palestinians" would long have ceased to exist.

muhsin:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . i hope u are happy now? b/c israel will soon act.

and i will dance

Israel's response will probably not be as "severe and disproportionate" as many would believe.
First: They have an election in 9 day's time. The governing party got their votes with the action against Gaza a couple of weeks ago. Hitting hard now isn't really going to gain them anything more.
Second: They're probably still sounding out Obama and will want to know how far they can go.

The real question at the moment is "How far is Hamas prepared to push it?". Hamas are pretty much in the same boat at the moment and also watching the new American administration. Push it too far and they risk alienating themselves even more. Push it not enough and they lose their reputation as "freedom fighters".

Ellyptical:

Why the incantation?
Israel has the right to defend its citizens.
If Israel was as rash and violent as these Arabs/Muslims, with their military might would your Muslim brothers be existing today?
Food for taught.

Was what I said really an incantation? I really doubt. Go find it yourself, dude.

otele:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . i hope u are happy now? b/c israel will soon act.

and i will dance

muhsin:

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What is this? Innalillahi these slaves of Allah don't really know what is happening. Instead of accepting that the Islamic doctrine is what is responsible for the actions of hamas this deluded slave of Allah is here spewing Arabic lines that make absolute no sense.

bindex:

What is this? Innalillahi these slaves of Allah don't really know what is happening. Instead of accepting that the Islamic doctrine is what is responsible for the actions of hamas this deluded slave of Allah is here spewing Arabic lines that make absolute no sense.

It makes sense to us "Muslims", it means "Truly we belong to Allah, and truly to Him shall we return"