HOw is the mood in israel now? It seemed from TV reports before RobertBlakeTV got started here that the Israelis were stoic, disappointed at the grief they they were getting from everyone, but determined. ANd of course, what a coincidence, only 1 (1 too many) massmurderer since then.
Mood is much improved. It is nice to know someone is finaly doing something. Politicians play games, but people in the streets are getting shredded, not the politicians. People are out and about, the coffee shops are full again, people are taking the break to walk in the park etc. One Israeli said to a friend of mine during the Independance Day fireworks "Perhaps the Palestinians in Ramallah will have fireworks tonight" with a grin. I must admit it feels pretty good for the Pali's to be getting a bit of their own medicine for a change. For a year and a half they have been allowed to attack time and again and get off scott free. One gets pretty sick of seeing blood in the streets and then hear of another empty building being hit.
The Arabs are like a bratty child. All the threats of daddy is gonna get his belt out do nothing, but once the spanking happens most of the brats decide it is not as fun to be a brat as they thought. This has been a light slap in the face, if it does not work they will have to swat a bit harder. If Israel uses one onehundredth of its might, There will be no such thing as Palestinians within a day or two, and the Jew on the street knows it.
They are a very moral people, and do NOT want the IDF to wipe out the Palestinians, at least right off. But their has been a very radical shift of mindset since Barak. Fully 75% of the people on the street say we need to get to war and get this over with. That is an incredible shift to the obvious IMHO. Israel is far more conservative than America is now. A revote on the government right now would shift the "congress" to about 80% conservative, something the Liberals who are still in control of the majority of seats are really freaking about.
Too bad...