i just see this as a predictable outcome of hamas's victory in the recent palestinian elections..
not that there ever was a true cease-fire, but this has been continually unravelling ever since hamas won in the polls. i don't have the sources off-hand, but i have read that palestinian kassam rocket attacks have steadily increased (as the israelis predicted) since hamas took the reigns. and on the other hand, israel hasn't hesitated to attack palestinians either. i.e. this is more of the same ol', same ol'... the problems keep escalating, soldiers get kidnapped, israel launches a full assault, and the endless struggle continues..
btw, does anyone know whether/not hamas has been getting any funding? i know several weeks ago they had some serious problems due to a lack of cash on hand..
some links to stories about this topic:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...rticle/Printer http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/Art...268747,00.html http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/731937.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060628/...kxBHNlYwN0bQ-- http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...06-28-03-15-56
the second and last links show that the problems with israel/palestine are extending into syria - where the IDF is flying into syrian airspace in its hunt for hamas leaders.
and back in the u.s., we just finished debating a friggin flag burning amendment... talk about having your head up your ass..