With right-wing religious nationalists now vying for control of the Knesset, there appears to be little prospect of peace for the families and friends of the 1,300 Gazans killed and 5,500 injured by Israeli military operations before and during the recent general election campaign. Does my right hon. Friend agree that Hamas's rocket attacks on Israel can no longer be accepted by our Government or the international community as justification for the Israeli Government's criminal actions in the slaughter and maiming of innocent Palestinian citizens?