Why did the Israelis shoot the 13 y/o that was running toward them? Possibly because Hamas has been using women and children as bomb couriers, and the suicide bombers have been as young as 10 y/o. If they weren't afraid of getting blown up by kids, maybe they wouldn't have shot her. The 10 y/o in the story MAY have been hit by israeli fire, it's not definite. If the Israelis had not been recieving fire, maybe they wouldn't have had to shoot.

Most of the civilian casualties on the palestinian side have been accidental, as opposed to the civilian casualties on the Israeli side, which have been caused by targeted attacks.

Again, the Palestinian Charter still calls for the complete and utter destruction of Israel as a nation, as opposed to the Israelis, who while they have been violent in their methods, have been willing to come to the peace table and make real attempts at peace. The palestinians, however, have continually rejected peace offers from Israel, and even when they have accepted the peace offers have continued the bombing of civilians. In the last round of peace talks, the palestinians rejected the state offered to them by Israel. The leadership of the PLO has no interest in peace, as in peace they would lose their power and be tossed out like the corrupt garbage that they are.