i think you underestimate the impact the kidnappings and missile barrages on population centers have on the Israeli phyche.
I agree, and it's been going on for far too many years. Israel has a golden opportunity to end this now. With a fould bastard like Ahmadinejad in power, Israel is justified in annihiliating him. He's the biggest bully on the block and he's playing fast and loose with us. The moderate Arab nations don't like him because he's a destabilizing factor in the region. Sure, they'll tsk-tsk and do some sabre-rattling, but that'll be the end of it and there'll be no repercussions.