Shir, I hate to sound like a dumb block of wood, and this is truly a question that reflects my ignorance, but when Israel warns the people in Gaza to get out, where can they go?
You're not dumb. It is a lose-lose situation, for all sides involved.
Because they can't go anywhere. The lucky ones, the ones with enough money/means got away abroad already. The ones who left behind, generally speaking, are the poor, mostly uneducated, very unstable base for society.
So it's easier to dehumanize them. And not taking them seriously. And using their poor situation, and make sure they'll stay that way for continuous abuse of them and manipulation of the Palestinian issue. Because it's so much easier to abuse the weak side.
Looking back, I think Hamas' mistake was shooting at civilian population in areas that weren't in dispute. If they would have keep their aims at military targets in disputed areas, and maybe, God forbid, political targets (as in, choosing wisely political targets and talking with them to create lobby). Because that could have brought more support to them in Israel.
ION, I have to deal with an asshole on another board of mine. Not fun, and the man just can't get a f'ing clue about how to act online. He's also, of course, convinced he's always right.