Palestinians and "desperation"

[StrngTerrapin]

I agree with the fact that the Israeli settlements really shouldn't be there. While I don't know if its because the Israeli government had no right (after all, it was captured land, belonging to them)...I think they shouldnt build them because it just makes it easy for the terrorists to attack them. An dit unfortunately draws away the IDF from tasks better suited then protecting a settlement. But...it might not be an issue if a group of a couple of hundred people people, made up of only families with children, weren't the intended targets of Palestinian gunmen who infiltrate the settlement to kill some young girls and their mothers and fathers. Has the IDF killed innocent Palestinians? No doubt. Is it regretted? Yes it is. But the IDF's goal is to AVOID civilian casualties. When those gunmen sneak into those settlements...they intend to kill as many innocent people as possible.