The world will continue to naively believe that Palestine is an innocent bystander, constantly being trampled upon by the world. Regardless of how ill-equipped Palestine is, it actually is a military population -- and will remain as such until someone, either they themselves or someone else (Israel, U.S., U.N.) does something to change it. I think the world will leave it all up to Palestine to redeem itself -- which will likely be a long-time-coming.

Future attacks from Palestine will receive retaliation forces from the attacked. Expect it.

As for the looting, pictures are nice, but documented evidence of what was there and what now is not (the banks should have this data readily available, in-house and networked) is better. Palestine has lied before (as has Israel) and is doubtless lying today (as is Israel), so I carry a tall shaker of salt -- anywhere in the Middle East.

Dan