Hamas, for example knows that the longer a situation such as the current one goes on, the higher the probability that Israel will lose a weak nerve, look ridiculous after the rhetoric such as that of Barak recently, strike some sort of “humanitarian” truce and in the end not send in ground forces – or worse do it half-heartedly.

I am an Israeli but left Israel because I saw a weakeness rising that I never witnessed ever and for the forst time in my life, I did, and still do, sadly feel that Israel may not survive. Why? Because Israel today is a weak nation philosphically.

Israel no longer respects or teaches Zionism. In fact the Israeli “intelligentsia” deride it. They believe that Israel can survive without it.

Further, the “leaders” of Israel are timid. They take action in defense where logic does not exist – for example: why has it taken so long for the Israeli government to react to the assault on places such as Sderot?

What changed? The accusation of immorality and I would say sedition can be levellled at that most despicable man, Olmert. He is a real SOB and the rest of the Israeli govt are no better.

They measure things according to the “suffering” ofg the enemy and consider the enemy intheir calculations.

Thomas Jefferson wrote that the only legitimate reason for a government to exist, is the protection of individual rights.

Defence against foreign invaders is primary and Israel can be accused of having failed miserably.

And I doubt that Israel has the will to follow through this time, much the way they failed in Lebanon in 2006.

I do not want my children to serve in the IDF and be led by what is the worst example of Israeli leadership that the country has ever known.

What can those families of those that were killed in Lebanon feel today? What a waste of precious life.

Israel is a country in danger and the greatest danger comes from itself. So sad.