The Palestinians have had a large reservoir of sympathy going for them; they have largely frittered that away over the last 5 decades by obsessively targeting civilians; old folks home, child care centers, city buses, school buses, restaurants, and on and on.
Nasty things happen in war, and civilians always pay the price when the shooting starts. But the Pals have always avoided armed IDF and have always, and I do mean always, targeted civilians.
This has cost them the sympathy they might normally expect from average Americans, and from the people who might post to this website.
Correct me if I'm wrong....but, in 1967, didn't Israel get attacked by several Arab countries that broadcast over the airwaves for the Pali's to leave the area so they would not get involved in the bloodshed? As I recall history, 650,000 left VOLUNTARILY. Those that stayed, were made Israeli citizens.
That 650,000 has since swelled into 4 or 5 million. That's 4 or 5 million that have sworn to run Israel into the sea and destroy all of Israel. Should Israel let those millions waltz right on across the border?
What would YOU do if you were an Israeli?
If I cared for my children and was not a bloodthirsty monster, I would figure out that I was not wanted, and MOVE SOMEPLACE ELSE!