Too Important to Miss ... Why Did Israel Attack Gaza?

This is an important but lengthy thesis on why Israel attacked Gaza, the timing of it, and the political landscape behind the attack. On my site there are many other posts relating to Gaza, but since the cease-fire I think it is important to inspect the WHY of it all.

I had a suspicion the elections were involved, but Norman Finkelstein makes an interesting and supported thesis on why Israel attacked Gaza in the manner in which it did, and he might be correct. Normally the simplest explanation is the most plausible one.