[Michael81Dus]

There are so many problems, one cannot name them in one sentence. Destruction of hundreds of homes without sentence or any legal permission, razing the airport, which was nothing more than a symbol for the Palestinian strive for independance, destruction of the police stations, etc. That all causes so much hatred and leads to more sucicide bombings.

The road map can be a way out of the vicious circle. Israel did a good decision to say that an independant Palestine is likely, now Palestinians have reason for hope.

[adam_az]

Houses destroyed were

1) used for mortar, machine gun, or other attack
2) conceal tunnels, as in Rafah, Gaza, used for smuggline weapons, people, drugs, counterfeit money
3) belong to suicide bombers or other terrorists
4) built illegally on public or private land with no deed or permit

Thats one thing the German press misrepresents.

I think it's pathetic that the EU crows more about a crappy airport used to smuggle weapons under diplomatic cover than it ever cared about Jews killed by those weapons.

Unfortunately, the hope that the palestinians in power have is that Israel will withdraw and lose strategic depth, so they can resume suicide bombings and other attacks.

[BabsC]

The destruction of homes is proving to halt a few homicide bombers as their families will have to accept responsibility for allowing their kids or relative to be a murderer.

The airport and police stations were used to move in munitions and arm more terrorists. If the Palestinians had really wanted their own state and not the destruction of Israel they would have had it back in 2000. But they wish the entire Mideast to be "Judenfrie". Wonder why the Jews aren't insisting Israel be "Arabfrie"?

Besides they have their own "state". In 1948 it was called TransJordon. They took it then still tried to annilate Israel. Up until the early 1950's when the word "Palestinian" was used it referred to Jews. The Palestinian Brigade and the Palestinian Orchestra were Jewish.

[yonif]

The road map can be a way out of the vicious circle. Israel did a good decision to say that an independant Palestine is likely, now Palestinians have reason for hope

It is not a "vicious circle". It is terrorism, followed by a defensive counter-terrorist operation by Israel. Would you call what the US is doing to terrorists a "vicious circle"?