Israel, has no problem with this concept justifying the targeting of civilian infrastructure. Deputy national security adviser for strategic communication for US President Barack Obama stated, according to Haaretz , "The Israelis are going to make decisions about their own military tactics and operations. What we want is the same thing the Israelis want, which is an end to the rocket fire coming out of Gaza. We wouldn't comment on specific targeting choices by the Israelis other than to say that we of course always underscore the importance of avoiding civilian casualties. But the Israelis again will make judgments about their military operations." The mention of "civilian casualties" is a token gesture to a Palestinian people the US is willing allow Israel to continue to subject to a blockade in Gaza and policies of apartheid. Moreover, Haaretz has reported that Interior Minister Eli Yishai said on Israel's operation in Gaza: "The goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages. Only then will Israel be calm for forty years." It is hard not to interpret that as a commitment to further devastate Gaza to force it to submit even more to Israeli dominion. It seems to me that if everyone is so upset that Israel is bombing the shit out of Gaza then maybe they should look up the people indiscriminately lobbing rockets into Israel from Gaza and ask them to stop or is the concept too simple. Of course we condemn the missile lobbers too.