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Many Indians take great pride in Israel's deterrence capability to protect its border with whatever force necessary, and that adulation seems to continue to holds true this time around too. So in that vein take a look at Finkelstein's article as well as check out the website for the Israel Ministry for Foreign Affairs. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA FM Livni: A military operation ends when deterrence has been achieved <http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2009/FM_Livni_press_conference_German_FM_Steinmeier_11-Jan-2009.htm> _______________________________________________________________ The Facts about Hamas and the war on Gaza by Norman Finkelstein http://www.counterpunch.org/ (first two paragraphs excerpted below) The record is fairly clear. You can find it on the Israeli website, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. Israel broke the ceasefire by going into the Gaza and killing six or seven Palestinian militants. At that point—and now I'm quoting the official Israeli website—Hamas retaliated or, in retaliation for the Israeli attack, then launched the missiles. Now, as to the reason why, the record is fairly clear as well. According to *Ha'aretz*, Defense Minister Barak began plans for this invasion before the ceasefire even began. In fact, according to yesterday's *Ha'aretz*, the plans for the invasion began in March. And the main reasons for the invasion, I think, are twofold. Number one; to enhance what Israel calls its deterrence capacity, which in layman's language basically means Israel's capacity to terrorize the region into submission. After their defeat in July 2006 in Lebanon, they felt it important to transmit the message that Israel is still a fighting force, still capable of terrorizing those who dare defy its word. _______________________________________________________________ venantius j pinto