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> I do wonder, however, if perhaps Israel feels that the Palestinian police
> and leadership are in fact not doing anything to stop the terrorism
> (possibly aiding it), and so Israel feels they should be punished for their
> failure to act??
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Let me start by saying that I believe that Israel's current actions are horribly
misgided at the very least because they cannot hope to achieve their goal (peace and
security) with this policy. But I think that they are carrying out these attacks
because they believe that the groups and individuals that they are targetting are
actively part of the current cycle of violence. They are targetting individuals and
groups they hold responsible for violence against their population. Also understand
that the Israeli populace is deeply divided on this issue. Not at the moment. The
latest round of violence was precipitated by the failure of the camp david talks.
Blame this on whomever you choose. But this lead to the palestinian attacks and the
increasingly violent Israeli response.
