If there is no negotiating with "terror," why press Syria to
press Khaled Meshal to press the kidnappers to give back Gilad
Shalit? And if mediators are being sought from Russia, China,
Turkey and Qatar, why say that one of the reasons for the
invasion of Gaza rests on the desire to secure Shalit's release
through force? These two questions have one answer: Hubris - the
hubris of an army stung right under its nose by a street gang,
which snatched "one of its own" and killed two soldiers.  This
hubris does not allow the army or the government to make do with
the diplomatic channels. Someone has to be made to pay big, to
be taught a lesson such that they will never ever again think
about grabbing a soldier. And if this doesn't help, at least
they can be made to pay a heavy price in the name of
neutralizing the Qassams, or because they voted Hamas.  True, a
government cannot "remain indifferent" to displays of terror.
But this does not have to stop one from thinking that perhaps
the Israel Defense Forces really