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"15 Seconds" Video Makes It Hard To Credit "Disproportionate Response" Nonsense

The situation on the eve of Operation Cast Lead: Hamas soldiers were firing rockets during the day when Israeli students were learning at school. They were firing rockets at night to keep Israeli children trapped in their homes' fortified rooms. They were firing rockets in between so students walking between home and school couldn't get to shelters. A helpful illustration for the anti-Israel partisans in the crowd who can't count to 15:

What - exactly - would a proportionate response to this look like? (h/t: MR reader Esther)

References:
* Today's Rocket Attacks [Israellycool]
* The other side of "No one was killed in the rocket barrage" [Yourish]
* Sderot Media Center Documenting Horror Of Palestinian Rocket Attacks On Israeli Schools And Hospitals (Plus: Dozens Of Children Treated After Qassam Hits Near Daycare) [MR]

Previously:
* Hamas Brags About Violating Truce, More Rockets Fall On Israeli Schools And Hospitals
* Hamas Fires Five More Rockets At Israeli Schools And Hospitals, Shoots Up Israelis In The West Bank, Then Cries Pathetically About Limited Israeli Retaliation (Plus: Olmert: Of Course We Won't Punish Gaza)
* BREAKING: Major Injuries In Sderot Rocket Barrage. Children Wounded As Rockets Score Direct Hits On School and Home.

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