Yes, I know they killed 8...in a border skirmish that is one of thousands of incidents in a war that's been waged, off and on, since 1948. The killing of 8 soldiers and the capturing of 2 is no fit justification for the kind of massive operation the Israelis are engaged in right now in Lebanon.

The Israelis are holding thousands of prisoners, and they feel free to kill their enemies anywhere and at any time...using high tech weapons. How does this make them better than the people who kill a few of them?

The killing of 8 soldiers and the capturing of 2 affects, say, 10 or 20 families directly. What Israel is doing affects millions directly. That's why it's out of proportion to the supposed excuse that is used to justify it.