"War crimes my arse - the Palestinians wouldn't register on the Richter scale next to your boyos" - Christmas

Ehmmm not from the want of trying their utmost Christmas old chap.

Gaza indeed would have been a far, far better place had the Palestinians who lived there in 2005 stuck to their side of the bargain and stopped attacks on Israeli civilians. Had they done so then all border crossings would have remained open along with work opportunities inside Israel.

They bleat about the lack of this and the lack of that due to Israeli and Egyptian blockades restricting "humanitarian" aid and essential supplies, yet for some rather weird reason they seem to have no problem at all "importing" Grad Rockets supplied by Iran to fire into Israel to targets at ever increasing ranges - strange that isn't it Christmas?

The BBC's biased reporting of the current conflict is typical as they challenge every single thing stated by any Israeli spokesperson while they pander to and simper at the unadulterated propaganda spouted by Hamas (Mind you that might have a great deal to do with the fact that if the questioning of Hamas spokespersons got a bit pointed the person asking those questions might find themselves being given a private flying lesson from the roof of a nearby building).

The question I would ask any Hamas spokesperson would be:

"Please draw for me what you would consider to be the acceptable borders of the States of Palestine and Israel in this "Two State Solution" that you purport to be fighting for."

It would be a request that would receive no answer from that particular quarter as they deny Israel the right of existence - period. And that Christmas is why there will never be any meaningful talks or peace settlement for as long as that Hamas attitude prevails.