Israel air attacking in Gaza Strip, ground troops have begun fighting with Palestinian militants

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2. To me, this is scarier than any prior violence

It seems strange that Netanyahu feels it is too soon to have a ceasefire and this is accelerating with ground troops against Gaza. However, it seems that the violence is not limited to Gaza or even Gaza and the West Bank. It seems that there are clashes within the Green line. I hope this is not the beginning of a civil war between the ever more right wing settlers, the ultra Orthodox and the Palestinians.

It is sad, but it seems so predictable given the fact that life for Palestinians was made increasingly difficult. As a Jew, I am shocked that police in Jerusalem used "skunk water" and some weapons in the Al Aqsa mosque. There had to be a better solution.