I'm not going to get into this like that last thread because I don't think it's productive. I do absolutely see the point of view that this will stir things up for Hamas but there is no way that you can sit there and say that Israel has no right to do this.
Like I already pointed out, Hamas is not in this for negotiations. They exist in order to destroy Israel. They are not the PLO. They are not the Basques. They are not even Fatah.
You need proof that he was involved in terrorism?
Sayed Seyam, a Hamas spokesman, said Dr Rantissi was being given responsibility for Gaza but not the West Bank, unlike Sheikh Yassin who had control of Gaza, the West Bank and Hamas operations abroad.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/st...1176478,00.html
Proof isn't lacking.
You saw in Jenin what happens when Israel decides to go into a hotbed and arrest terrorists. It turns into a bloodbath with 50 terrorists and 25 soldiers dead.
Your "two wrongs don't make a right" argument is a tad simplistic. In that case, there is never any time for war. Nice idea and maybe in an ideal world but not reality. In addition, the analogy to IRA doesn't really apply. For one, IRA bombings stopped after the Good Friday agreement. For another, the IRA never had the influence and reach or numbers of Palestinian terrorists. The IRA was an underground secret organization that hid in safe-houses. Hamas and Islamic Jihad are hardly underground. They have no qualms about operating in full view. The IRA was also united in its goal to get the British out of NI. The Palestinians have prominent terrorist groups aimed at getting rid of Israel completely. The IRA also had a history of at least warning the police before bombings in order to minimize civilian deaths.
And besides the point, the British have killed many civilians themselves. Both in NI and in Iraq.
I don't know... Btselem shows an obvious decrease in successful suicide bombings the past few months.Your statistics don't concur with the ones I've seen.
http://btselem.org/English/Statistics/Al_A...ties_Tables.asp
Which stats do you have that disagree with this?
There is no peace with Hamas. They want to replace Israel with an Islamic state and publically state that they will not stop until they get it. What is there to negotiate? Peace has been and will be negotiated with the PLO.You can kill as many leaders as you like but there are always 10 more ready to replace them and if they're not as effective as the last bunch, they will learn quickly enough. you might get a lull in the attacks as the new leadership is inexperienced but its not a long term solution. More to the point it is not the way to achieve a real long term solution i.e peace.
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