People will not have their lives "claimed". They will be killed. Just as people don't "die" on the roads. They are killed.

Nothing has "tragically come to pass". Innocent people, men, women and children, have been murdered by terrorists. In defence, Israel will now wage war against the terrorists.

The "Palestinian problem" is a murderous terrorist problem that will not "go away" until the terrorists are wiped out.

And, Israeli unpreparedness is NOT to blame for the actions of barbarians. Netanyahu will pay for that in good time.

Why should Israel remember that the "vast majority" of Palestinians want to live in peace? And who says that Palestinians want to live in peace? Just look at the animal behaviour of Palestinians in Sydney, safe and sound, playing on the gutlessness of Australian police and government.

Israel does it have to give any thought or consideration to Palestinians. This Alon Ben-Meir character has a gall expecting an Israeli government he refers to as "extremist" to care about its sworn enemies.

Think about emailing your federal MP asking if anything will be done about demonstrators in Australia associating themselves with a terrorist organisation.

Absolutely agree 100%!
Alan B.

If not now, when will a negotiated two state solution be done. Or must there be ever increasing violence and reprisals bordering on mass geocide!?
Alan B.

Unfortunately Alan a two state solution is not possible.
In Islam land once held by moslems can never be sold or transfered to
non believers ie not moslems. This applies, as in this case, by land
captured in war or other means.
So in the 8th century the Arab invaders captured, Mesopotamia, Nth Africa
Persia and India. So to this day Islamists believe all those countries
are and must have Islamic governments.
When you understand this then all the problems with Pakistan & India
make some sort of sense. Likewise Israel.
Unfortunately to deny the following is blasphemy so most true believers obey.

Those who oppose Islam will be slain with a fierce slaughter. 33:60-61
Kill the Jews and the Christians if they do not convert to Islam or refuse to pay Jizya tax. (9:29)

'If not now, when will a negotiated two state solution be done'

Alan stick to Thorium, you may have credibility there.
There was never going to be a two state solution other than in the comic books

Read the words carefully 'negotiated two state solution' spells no solution from the beginning.
Grow up!