So what. They continuously attacked Israel with the general support of the populace. Sometimes you reap what you sow. You can talk all you want about democratically elected. Why not talk about how Hamas engaged in a civil war with Fatah in which they threw Fatah members off of buildings.

Or why not talk about how last week Hamas went through Gaza executing Palestinians accused of being collaborators.

Look no one is completely innoncent, but the attempt to paint this as some heroic David vs. Goliath struggle is wrong.

What is your solution? The rocket attacks began before the sanctions. The rocket attacks resumed even during the brokered ceasefire which included an Israeli easing of sanctions. CNN:

Under the Egytian-brokered truce, which began June 19, the Hamas government in Gaza agreed to end militant attacks from Gaza on Israel. The pledge applied to all militant groups in the coastal territory, including Islamic Jihad.

In return, Israel agreed to halt raids inside Gaza and ease its blockade.

The truce held well for the first four months but began to fall apart in October, when there was a marked increase in the number of rockets fired from Gaza into Israel…

What would make the thousands of rocket attacks stop?