[XBob]

now, you think that it is childish to destroy his cars? What about the big bombs the palestinians have been putting in the cars to blow up Israeli tanks. Seems like a pretty good precaution to me.

[Thebaddog]

The real problem when you make this stuff personal like this is that you end up playing into Arafat's hand and make him more powerful. This is a mistake, but Sharon has made this mistake before and the Israelis knew what they were getting when they elected him.