killing fewer than 50 Palestinians. If they weren't exercising utmost care to avoid civilian casualties there would be thousands of fatalities by now. You antisemitic shit. Sarka 17 November 2012, 4:43 pm Damon I am no military expert, but Israeli targets seem by all info I have read to be: sites from which rocket fire is coming; military stores/stockpiles; command centres/hideouts; tunnels/weapons routes/transport; key Hamas or other terrorist personnel. Given the nature of Gaza and Hamas (plus other militant) tactics, it is acutely difficult to hit these targets without risk of civilian casualties, but I have seen no evidence of any wider attempt to target civilians or civilian facilities as such. Are you in a position to provide such evidence? If not, keep away from vague assertions please. Peter 17 November 2012, 4:56 pm Both DCook and Peter jumped to the wrong conclusion about what I said We pegged you for what you are a very long time ago, damon -- and it's not pretty. Shame on the people who bring bile to every discussion of I/P. True. Which makes it a complete mystery why you have not been banned yet. Kolya 17 November 2012, 4:58 pm Stephen I lack the energy to engage with your strange defence of damon. Why don't you just read Sarka's replies to him and then review your own assessment of him? Also, may I suggest you re-read my "threaten legal action against future postings by Damon" and see if the words in question might