The photos coming out of Gaza are dreadful, as are the Israeli photos. Heartbreaking.

Had the Israeli government reigned in the hard right and stopped the constant harassment and killings of Palestinians on their own land, had a two-state peace accord been established, Hamas wouldn't have so many angry young men to draw from.

Netanyahu allowed this to keep festering in order to stay in power. Civilians have died or been maimed in this terrorist act, and the choking off of all access in and out of Gaza guarantees many more will die. Like George W. Bush, Bebe Netanyahu deserves to be called a war criminal. Hamas all need to be treated like the SS in WWII.