I don't profess to understand this problem at all, and I thank all the ladies who have posted on this, with some knowledge of the situation, be you pro Israel or Pro Palestine. I am very impressed and just wish I knew more. Like Cupcake I will have to read over this thread a few times before it all sinks in.

I did just want to say I saw the Israeli Prime Minister being interviewed on Sky News this morning, and felt he sincerely wanted the conflict to stop. He said how could he sit back a let Hamas keep shelling Israel and do nothing about it? He also said that Hamas were hiding shells and amunition in schools and kindergartens around the Gaza strip, and using women and children as human shields.

I am not taking sides here, just saying what I heard, until I understand it all better I will sit on the fence.
But a very interesting thread all the same.