I feel for the regular Palestinians because I think they have had the wool pulled over their eyes by Hamas. They voted them into power in the hope that they may, somehow, make their situation better. But seeing as Hamas is a terrorist organisation (and recognised as such by the UN) that appears to have little or no regard for their fellow man, it didn�t take a genius to work out that carnage would ensue sooner or later.
Hamas�s stated aim is to wipe out the Israelis and �drink their blood� � or some such jihadist nonsense.
Seriously, what did Hamas and the Palestinians (I make the distinction) think was going to happen? Firing rockets into a heavily armed neighbouring country?! And as for the rocket bases themselves, Hamas have sited them in civilian areas deliberately, so they can portray any Israeli response as heartless and disproportionate, as civilian casualties are inevitable.
And the western media gobbles it up � �Heartless Israelis murder innocent civilians�.
Strange how the western press weren�t so critical when America was treating Iraq to �shock and awe�.