Hi P
IMHO you are going too deeply into what a simple bottom line there is in this situation
If we just concentrate on the war, Netanyahu. is the person in charge of Israel at this time and he has to do the best job he can under the conditions that prevail
As an observer I also do my research and the bottom line is that the Palestinians who appear to be disliked by the Arab and Middle East countries have waged war directly and indirectly ever since modern Israel was formed
Israel have employed and provided for the Gaza people all that time, where they could have just erected a solid wall and rained bombs on them every time a rocket was sent over
So now with this latest atrocity which was the straw that broke the camels back a permanent solution has to be found
In almost all wars the resident population either stay and fight their oppressors ( the Hamas so they say) or they get to hell out, anywhere as long as it's out, these people do not
So Israel has to fight around a faux population trying not to kill anyone while others are shooting at them
On top of this they have to contend with the Western world supplying money, weapons and providing support for their enemies
So as the rest of the world will not assist them to get a solution what on earth do you expect Israel to do, I know you are a logical person so where is the practical solution, it is certainly not a cease fire which will allow the Hamas to rearm to start again, I have not seen or read one single solution from the noisy lefties just unwarranted criticism
IMHO Israel believe that if they lose this war they will lose their Nation
As to Netanyahu. being the right person, as to the formation of Israel, as to the character of the Jews, not to mention a group of wandering Arabs settling in an area and calling themselves a country, these are all questions for another time and have nothing to do with the current war
