The rockets from Hamas are really meant more as an annoyance. I think they have killed perhaps a handful of people. Israel in the meantime has been killing lots of civilians and making life unbearable for Palestinians. The use of overwhelming force which further increases the suffering of the civilians is the great tragedy. As Jon Stewart pointed out on the Daily Show, the blind support of Israel by our politicians is disgraceful and will further encourage extremism since it clearly shows that the USA is not a partial mediator in this conflict. Also lets remember our tax dollars are going to fund the Israeli army and the bombs they drop on the civilians, this is not acceptable.