I see that this question was flagged. I understand that this is sensitive political topic, but my goal is not to start flame wars but truly engage in exploring potential solutions. HN is full of extremely intelligent and creative people, there's no other such place on the net, I think being able to tap into the "HN hive-mind" could yield some insights. I'd be curious for the reason of flagging this question. To dang/mods: feel free to change the title (I now can't) to e.g. "how to stop tragedy in Gaza" or something less controversial, if that's the issue. Thanks.