"The key issue is trying to equivocate the liberal democratic Israel with what's happening in Gaza. Gaza is currently controlled by Hamas. Hamas is an internationally recognised terror organisation, they are the equivalent of ISIS in Iraq, they have the most extremist, fanatical, ideas you can have. What they do on a daily basis is think about how they can kill Israelis.
"The people of Israel want to be able to live their lives in peace without the threat of rocket fire, without the physiological and ongoing impact on people's lives.