Israel has a right to defend itself
Damage from Palestinian rocket in Ashdod, Israel, not far from the border with Gaza.
![pothole-sized damage to road](http://molvray.com/images/palestinian-rocket-craterlet-Ashdod-Israel-2012-11-18-Nir-Elias-Reuters.jpg)
Damage from Israeli strike in Gaza.
![smoking crater which has demolished several buildings to rubble](http://molvray.com/images/palestine-Gaza-Israeli-rocket-crater-2012-11-18-photog-unknown-Reuters.jpg)
Israel, like everyone else, has a right to defend itself. Lethal force against vandalism does seem a tad excessive. (Maybe their big friends and good buddies could explain that to them? On second thought, maybe not.)