Palestinians acting irresponsibly on rocket attacks

Washington Times:

The Hamas-led Palestinian government says it will not act against armed factions lining up to attack Israel with rockets, even as a top Israeli general warned the new Palestinian regime that it will be "hit hard" if the rocketing continues.
"We do not give instructions, at all, to any party on the ground. The government does not instruct them at all," Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said last week in his only interview since assuming office two weeks ago.
Hamas has honored a cease-fire with Israel for more than a year even as other factions have continued attacks.
Mr. Haniyeh did not specifically encourage such attacks during the interview but said his government was committed to resistance to "the real issue: the continuation of the [Israeli] aggression and the occupation against the Palestinian people."
Militant groups in Gaza in recent weeks have fired more than a dozen Qassam rockets at Israeli communities, most of which have done little damage. Israel has responded with hundreds of artillery shells, aimed either at Palestinian militants or empty spaces.

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"If the heads of Hamas do not take action to stop the firing, they will have to be hit hard and pay a heavy price," Maj. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Operations Branch in the General Staff, said in the Haaretz newspaper.
"What we've seen until now is only a promo. It will become worse and worse, unless they come to their senses. When it comes to terror from Gaza, we have to set a zero-tolerance threshold."
Mr. Haniyeh characterized the militant groups' actions as a natural response to Israeli provocation, and Hamas repeated that argument yesterday in response to a suicide attack that killed eight Israelis in Tel Aviv.

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This explains perfectly why the Palestinians do not deserve to have their own state or a peace agreement with Israel. They have nothing to offer but faux victimhood and continued aggression. If they are not willing to stop attacks from areas they are suppose to control, then Israel should not be restrained in responding to those attacks.