First came the shock, then the horror and now the escalation.Israel's government had been putting the squeeze on the West Bank when the unprecedented attack came from Gaza, stunning the world and targeting the innocent. Seven days later, Israel dropping leaflets on the Gaza Strip, the prelude to a possible ground offensive.
In the past, Israelis have morbidly likened intervening in Gaza to "mowing the grass", operations that are a periodic necessity. This time, it is different.
