[the_neurotic_cat]

The best way to fight someone that has power over you is to obey them.

The ability Israel has to project it's will (and explosives) into the West Bank and Gaza Strip is vastly superior to that of Hamas et al. As long as the Palastinian militia don't realise that they are nothing more than a traumatic nuisance to Israel the better. If they truely loved the Palastinians they would lay down thier arms and declare themselves. That way Israel would feel more secure and would have an opportunity to reevaluate the aggresive policy they currently practice.

On the other hand, Israel is far too casual with it's firepower and should be more willing to put it's own soldiers in harms way to the realisation of a more surgical strike with far less 'collateral damage'. That in itself would solicit more respect from some palastinian militiamen and perhaps get them to open thier ears from time to time. It's very easy right now to dismess the IDF as cowards.