Never as much as needed

Obviously. However, I read more than one report about how it's not the hunger that kills the Gazans, and I've heard the opposite about the weapons/food+medicine ratio at times.

Not that this makes it OK, and I'd still like to see my friends out of there ASAP, but I'd also like to go and see my parents without being on constant alert to run to the nearest shelter/flight of stairs.

Right, but as we agree this invasion did nothing about protecting your parents.

Tell me about it.

Apparently, according to the Israeli cabinet, we're now also closer to free Gilad Shalit.

A-ha. Right. Next, they'll tell me they're a step closer to world peace.

And I've realized that when it comes to food+medicine/weapons ratios now point in arguing. Because nobody who would be objective gets near the tunnels. Of course the smugglers will say they mainly smuggle food & medicine. And of course IDF sources will say smugglers mainly smuggle weapons, and war supplies. And both have motives for lying. And both Hamas and the IDF have been caught lying plenty of time. So really we have no objective source.

It does seem to me that food is generally bulkier and heavier than weapons. Even if it only went to fights, materials to make a thousand rockets a day would be lighter than food for many times than number of fighters, and support for fighters. (In military terms, doesn't each combatant require several military non-combantants for support?) And then in addition Hamas gains popular support by feeding civilians, so it is probably supplying civilians in numbers that are some multiple of its fighters. So arithmetic suggest that food & medicine should outweigh weapons. Does not change that the tunnels are primarily military.

But it suggest a path to stop the rockets. Forget this unilateral truce. But as awful as Hamas, seperate their proposal from the people who made it and accept a reasonable offer. End the siege let supplies in, in return for an end to the rockets. That was the Hamas offer from the beginning.

Want pictures of Matilda on the trapeez!

I love Robot Chicken. That clip is a particular favorite.

It's not trapeez act, but Liv dressed up and was grumpy.

Want pictures of Matilda on the trapeez!

It's a good picture too. She's grinning and Emmett's in the background wearing his Venture Bros. t-shirt.

It's not trapeez act, but Liv dressed up and was grumpy.

You were totally not respecting her space. But man I surely recognize that grumpy walk. She told you what for!

Yes, that was Hamas offer from the beginning.

Like, way beginning, way before that current bloody round started. Again - nothing really changed, just more distraction and death.

And I don't know about your food weight theory. But just as a reminder, Hamas did try, more than once, blow up the gates and enter Israel.

I don't blame them, but all I'm saying that in order to end the siege, there are probably better tactics than this. It's a wonder how both sides didn't get it that more killing isn't the solution.

You were totally not respecting her space.

Guilty! But I was desperate for footage to send to Nanna.

so , I love the grumpy fairy -- partly because she is right and partly because I've seen her ham it up for the camera before.

But just as a reminder, Hamas did try, more than once, blow up the gates and enter Israel

But in all fairness, not during the truce. But yeah, Hamas are definitely not good guys. Some factions are more pragmatic than others, but I think most Israelis agree that funding them way back when to undermine Fatah was a huge mistake. Not saying it was as obvious at the time... It seems like a lot of the missteps on both sides have come in part from fear of seeming weak to the other side.