Somewhat surprised that this discussion is as relatively civil as it is. As a Jewish American I am completely gutted reading about and seeing elderly Israelis gunned down at bus stops, Kibbutz families pulled from their homes and slaughtered, and worst of all, hundreds massacred and injured at a fucking open air music festival where attendees were chased down like rabbits with nowhere to hide. And the bodies of Jewish women paraded naked through the streets of Gaza while cheering crowds spit on their corpses. And yeah, I'll be thinking about it while attending ACL this weekend. I'm sorry, there is NOTHING, no treatment, no policies, no grievances, and the Palestinians certainly have plenty, that justifies this.
One more thought - Hamas has been tolerated, if not welcomed, as the overlords of Gaza for a long time. So Hamas acts with the tacit approval of the populace. If the Palestinians of Gaza want peace, and "to just live their lives", maybe try a different approach and find different leaders rather than supporting a terrorist organization whose stated goal is to demolish Israel and build a Palestinian state on the bloody bodies of the hated Jews. They fucked around and now they are about to find out. And it's going to suck for everyone.