Reply #16: A short term benefit indeed.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

By any rational measure this, like Lebanon, will prove a disaster for Israel.

They are attempting a tried and true method of failure in M.E. What few allies they may have had around the world are being forced to turn against them by the collective punishment inflicted on the Palestinians.

They fail to realize that in the new world of the internet and instant communication of reports, photos, and video, that denying reporters into the war zone no longer ensures that the slaughter they are inflicting is being hidden.

They are doing a great job of making themselves the equivalent of South Africa (which they supported at the time) before the end of Apartheid (which they are emulating).