Why has Israel not declared war on the palestinians already??
348192
War must be declared upon a country. Israel does not yet accept the Palestinian state as an independent country.
963615
Israelis are not doing enough. They are not protecting themselves. I don't get it. So they targeted some rocket launching sites that turned to be civilian backyards... Whose fault? If I were to target someone a mile away, I would never do it from my mother's( brother's, grandma's, neighbor's...) backyard, but Gaza Arabs don't think like me, they do it because they gain political points, which are so important to them, even more important then the lives of their loved ones(although, I don't think think someone that capable of hate is capable of love).\nAnyway, those coward Israelis happen to kill civilians, and what do these Jew cowards do? They sincerely apologize, and they immediately stop targeting those rocket launchers to avoid further casualties, and by that they put their own people in danger!\nJews will always get attacked for as long as they are being too damn soft on their enemy.
1111701
if you are asking about present war reason then its about kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, and to free his soldier Israel has attacked in Gaza strip.\n other wise in general its a long history, to make it short its like this:- Jews people were settled in Arab land by Britishers long back. later on Jews become more power full and Palestinians are wanting back their land which they gave long ago, and obviously Jews are not going to leave that place called Israel.so now its a war for land between those who given(Palestinians) and those who lived on it for such a long time and made it wealthy(Israeli)
1009419
Israel said it was launching the attack in retaliation for the capture of the soldier--the first prisoner taken by the Palestinians since 1994. But in reality, this was a pretext for escalating military actions that had already begun.\n\nOn June 9, eight Palestinian civilians were killed and 40 wounded in a bloody massacre caused by Israeli artillery shells fired on a Gaza beach. In another attack June 20, an Israeli plane fired two Hell-Fire missiles into a crowded street in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza. At least three children were killed; 14 civilians, including seven children, were maimed.\n\n Israeli tanks are plowing through Gaza, no agreement will be enough to stop Israeli’s aim of starving the Palestinians.\n\nThis is all part of the US/Israeli Occupation, we fund it, and that funding should end immediately.\n\nWrite your SENATORS today!
706854
Oh, you are so perceptive!  Yes, I think it is THE KEY.  For whatever reason, and rightly or wrongly, the Israelis are seen as the aggressors, and the USA is seen as the supporter of everything Israel does.  We give Israel more foreign aid than we give to anyone else, and the Arabs conclude that we could force Israel to do what we really wanted--therefore, whatever Israel does, the USA must be backing it.The Arab/Muslim world would not focus its resentment on us to the extent it does if there were a genuine peace in Palestine; and if there were peace there would be a chance of prosperity and jobs, and the lives of the Palestinians would not be so desperate that suicide bombing would continue to be a worthwhile alternative.  I think that 9/11 is the direct result of the continuing war in Palestine, and our penalty for our failure to differentiate the USA from everything Israel does.
409533
Forcing Israel to abide by international treaties and forcing Palestine to denounce terrorism would go a long way. Once Palestine is given the international recognition it deserves, the suicide bombers will have nothing left to fight for. Israel needs to step up to the plate and start abiding by all the treaties and UN resolutions it is ignoring for this to happen. And the US needs to stop picking sides. Arming one side while threatening the other is not diplomacy, it's bigotry.
239287
While I do not condone Israels policy towards the Palestinians, I am sick and tired of racist questions like yours. The Nazis organized systematic mass-murder of Jews, very effectively: they murdered around 6 to 7 million Jews in 6 years.\nThe  Israelis have absolutely no policy like that, not even sistantly
1127861
Israel was invaded by Palestinians in this attack.  Israel has been under almost constant bombardment since leaving Gaza.  Israel has the right to defend itself when attacked.  This response is way overdue.
956663
oh please. I'm so tired of "Israel defending herself" as opposed to "Palestine defending herself." They've been fighting for decades! They'll be fighting for decades to come. Israel claims they were given the "Promised Land" which just so happens to be land that the Palestinians inhabit. I'm tired of all of this Promised Land" nonsense just as I am tired of hearing about the so-called "Chosen People"..ALL of God's children are Chosen. All of them. Not just Jews! How do we know the land was promised anyway? Were there other "promises" made AFTER this so-called promise? I just read an article which said that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. The same article said that 6 million OR MORE other people were killed also (other "undesirables, who WERE NOT Jewish!)\nyet we never hear about them. I used to feel a lot of sympathy for Jews. Now I don't. They are NOT the only people who have undergone horrors! \nAnd they are not a democracy. \nThey don't know who they are.
466402
My thought is that Israel will attack Iran if it continues it's drive for nuclear weapons.  But it will attack beforehand, not after they have nukes (they attacked Iraq in this manner years ago).\n\nJMorritz asks why Israel is not treated as a rogue state, so I'll answer that.  Israel has never intentionally targeted innocents (as opposed to Arab terrorists, who actively seek civilian targets such as markets and busses).  Israel is willing to establish diplomatic relations with any Arab in thNation, however few are willing to return such an offer.\n\nYou want to know how bad things are for Israel?  Despite bordering no European nation, the international soccer association (FIFA) has Israel classified as in Europe, because countries in the nearby area refuse to play them.  You think that's Israel's wish?  Nope.
678034
Because Palestinians want it all. Then Israel would have to fight for freedom.
1013507
The media will never report that.   It's the Jews that broke UN resolutions and are occupants on Palestinian land.  This fact gets ignored and the media simply reports that the Jews are defending themselves and the Arabs are crazy suicide bombers.\n\nUnfortunately too many Americans are to ignorant of the situation to read history and understand for themselves what the truth is.
358759
I've seen a lot of maps that do mention it.\n\nOf course, at the moment it should be listed _in addition to_, not _instead of_ Israel. One problem is the rather non-contiguous nature of the present Palestinian state: a bit here, a bit there. Some parts firmy under PA control, some still effectively parts of Israel. It's pretty difficult to draw a map saying 'Palestine starts here and Israel ends here'. Although political reasons do exist, I think it's more of a practical consideration than anything else. A lot of cartographers choose to point out the Gaza Strip and the West Bank - the two parts that make up Palestine - under those names.
476551
because we always support the passive underdog...israel is not calling for the extermination of arabs..is it..???..if the arabs would go about their business without bothering israel or supporting terrorists that want to annihilate it, they might be able to get along better with us...why all this WE have to get along with THEM..?? getting along is a 2 way street
635365
The West Bank and Gaza will be a seperate country called Palestine. That is good enough.\n\nIsrael has been under attack since their first day in existance as a country. They have defended themselves amd grown into a successful country while living in a hostile country. Israel is trying to make peace and is willing to give up a lot in return. Look up their past peace accords. They don't want war. They just want to live peacefully without fear of being attacked.
1080819
Why don't you Israel bashers acknowledge that the Israelis were retaliating for rocket and mortar attacks that were launched from a civilian neighborhood? Blame the coward terrorist who hide amongst civilians, not Israel. And if it were not for U.S. pressure on Israel, they would have overrun all the Palestinian territories already. They don't fool around with their security.
530468
The Jewish people DO have a country of their own and they are not about to go away any time soon no matter how much you like or dislike them.\n\nIts sad that Palestine does not have a country of their own and have descended into violence out of frustration.  The UN declaration that gave Israel its start was also supposed to start a Palestinian state but that got obfuscated in the complex politics that ensued.