The question here isn't about "justification" as much as security in the long run... The perception is that Israel, while perhaps justified in some response, has over responded... This is not good for Israel in the long run because this perception by moderate Arab nations as well as non-Arab nations will not serve Israels in the long run... Yes, it will get votes for some hardliner candidtates but at what cost...

Israel needs to rethink its repsonse beyond "Well, Hamas is sending rockets at us"... Israel may very well be in midst of being sucked into a bad-PR trap here that may prove most costly than it can see...

B~