My dispute with my neighbour has a long and nasty history. People say we both are at fault. We have fought long and hard in past. But we were at peace since last few years. But all of a sudden my neighbour started throwing grenades at my home. I was very concerned about my family. I tried to persuade him to stop. I appealed to others’ in the society to stop this atrocity. But nobody came forward and the grenade attack continues unstopped. What were the alternatives for me? Should I wait for some of my loved one to be killed? Hell no. I banged my neighbour hard and kept banging him till I destroy all his grenades. I wanted to ensure that he won’t repeat this story again in future. I’m sure I have the right to safeguard my family.
Following are the actors.

Me: Israel
Neighbour: Hamas
Society: UN and other countries

Logic is very simple. I can’t blame Israel. You can’t always be hard pressed. If you don’t take action you will be judged as weak and you will invite more injustice. So get up and take the battle right to the doorstep of the enemy. And that’s what Israel did. With due respect to the choice of Palestinians, I can’t see the rationale of selecting Hamas in an election. I don’t think any rationale person would have difficulty to understand or guess the tragedy of an urban war. But it seems Hamas leadership either does not care about the death and plight of Palestinians or is irrational. As I’ve always maintained that you should cast vote by mind not by heart as your choice will determine your future. I sincerely hope that we all learn from this tragedy and take steps to avoid similar situation in future.