A number of questions

Question 1.
Human Rights Watch accused Hamas of committing war crimes for its firing of rockets into Israel. For those who decried Israel's disproportionate response during the Gaza war, would it be right to assume that a proportionate response on Israel's part would be to commit war crimes?

Questions 2 & 3.
After Israel evicted Palestinian families living in two houses in occupied East Jerusalem, "Washington said the action was not in keeping with Israel's obligations under the so-called "road map" to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict."
http://212.58.226.17/2/low/middle_east/8180743.stm
"The Fatah Congress on Thursday unanimously concluded that Israel was behind the death of former PA President Yasser Arafat. "
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3758185,00.html
Why isn't Washington, saying that the action is not in keeping with the Palestinians' obligations under the so-called "road map"?
Why did BBC radio state that an Israeli newspaper reported that Middle East envoy George Mitchell asked for a one year settlement freeze but did not report on the Fatah meeting or on the accusation against Hamas by Human Rights Watch?

Question 4.

A New York Times article about Obama's birthday was used to discredit the birther movement.
The article states ".....a small set of detractors have been obsessively fixated by this date in history: Aug. 4, 1961. That is the day, they argue, that proves that Mr. Obama should not be serving in office because he was not born in the United States. "
I have been following the birther controversy. Lou Dobbs, among others, publicy stated that he believes Obama is a natural born citizen. He, and Joseph Farah of World Net Daily , are just asking President Obama to produce his long form birth certificate which clearly states the hospital in which he was born and the name of the doctor who delivered him.
The New York Times article continues, "To satisfy the doubters, the Obama campaign released a copy of his Hawaiian birth certificate during the presidential race. But the fact that it was a copy and not the original, which according to Hawaii law cannot be released publicly, did not quell the furor."
I don't believe that Obama released a birth certificate. The document released is called a certificate of live birth. Furthermore, the article states that Hawaii law does not allow the birth certificate to be released publicly, but, according to what I read, I thought that Hawaii state law doesn't permit release of original birth records to anyone without a tangible interest in those records.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/us/politics/05zeleny.html?scp=2&sq=obama%20birth%20certificate&st=cse
Why isn't Obama releasing his long form birth certificate and is the New York Times making misleading statements regarding the controversy?

Question 5.
An acquaintance married off her last child not long ago. This week, she announced that after 30 years of misery, she was getting a divorce.
Was it worth it to wait till all her children were married?

All I can hope is that Mashiach will come soon and usher in an era of peace, devoid of controversy and conflict.