Israeli commander: 'We rewrote the rules of war for Gaza'

you are very right, israelis could have avoided these locations... if the people who were attacking israel didnt run into them, or attack from locations very near them. if israel "carpet bombed" them, or even wanted to, the death toll would be a hell of a lot higher than it is now.

Where did you get this info from? And watch your language, I assume your no longer a little school kid swearing for attention.

What do you have to say then about Isreal killing over 1000 civilians in its offense on Gaza. I swear Hamas have only killed about 10 Israeli civilians in how many years?

hamas said they wan to kill all the israellis

So bro, how many did they kill? .

If Israel wanted to, it could wipe out the whole Middle-East.

Ever heard this quote: “We possess several hundred atomic warheads and rockets and can launch them at targets in all directions,” van Creveld declared in an interview in September 2003. “We have the capability to take the world down with us. And I can assure you that this will happen before Israel goes under.”

Israel usually gets the amount of terror and murder of the Palestinians just right, enough to vindicate a good deal of their treatment but not too much to get beyond a worldwide diplomatic 'slap on the wrist'. If Israel did any more than this or didn't leave enough time between massacres, it's likely it would cause it's own demise into non-existence as it would lose US support (which let's face it, is all that keeps Israel alive).

I hope that the Gaza massacre + some clear-sighted politics in this new year will be enough for the world to see who the real terrorists are and deal with this problem once and for all. But only time will tell...

Oh great, after managing 12 pages without the most pathetic zionist, here enters right>left.

Learn to use capital letters and punctuation, and how to spell "want" and "Israelis" before you try to engage in serious debate bud.

Blah blah blah spelling grammar blah, Hamas want to kill all Israellis yeah?

Blah blah blah spelling grammar blah, Hamas want to kill all Israellis yeah?

just a quick question....erm...why should isreal have the right to exist???

Why do you take the word of these liars that the Hamas militants were taking shelter in schools? I bet they were taking shelter in the only flour mill in Gaza

Also, stop with the branding of the Hamas militants as "terrorists". Would you be a terrorist if an army invaded here and you stood up to fight them ?

just a quick question....erm...why should isreal have the right to exist???

If Britain were to be occupied by France, I would shoot at French soldiers. I would shoot at French politicians. I would shoot at French policemen. I would not fire rockets at French civilians in civilian locations with the intent purpose of killing them

If Britain were to be occupied by France, I would shoot at French soldiers. I would shoot at French politicians. I would shoot at French policemen. I would not fire rockets at French civilians in civilian locations with the intent purpose of killing them.

That's why the armies of Syria & Egypt during the Cold War in their many battles with Israel were not branded as terrorists.

Hamas has never abided by the rules of engagement. I don't see why the Israelis should either.

Ahh..yes, the good old "they kill civilians so we should kill more". Read my previous two enormous posts on how Israel employs a system of apartheid in the country itself and the areas under occupation. Note how 70% of people killed during the Gaza conflict were civilians. Examine how Israel doesn't even let convoys carrying food and medicine into the Gaza strip. Perhaps read Red Cross, UN and Amnesty reports which emphasise Israel's use of human shields and purposeful killing of innocent people unrelated to any terrorist movement with no proof of terrorists firing rockets etc. nearby.

Going after Hamas is justifiable because they are terrorists and admittedly this results in collateral damage. Purposely targeting schools, homes and ambulances with no connection to terrorists is a war crime. Amnesty international says "disturbing questions" remain unanswered as to why children playing on roofs and medical staff attending the wounded were killed by "highly accurate missiles" whose operators had detailed views of their targets.

Go away you pretentious son of a bitch. If you love Palestine and Islam so much go and fight for it. Oh, see what I did there?

It's one thing to express support towards a beseiged population,its another to make self-righteous proclamations about morality and conventions in a conflict from the comfort of your home.

Only the US and Australian governments class Hamas as a terrorist organisation... oh and Israel. The far greater majority of world governments do not class the democratically elected Hamas as a terrorist organisation.