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Following last week's bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem, some Israeli politicians want to pass laws that penalize families of people who launch attacks.

While some Jewish lawmakers say it's necessary for Israel to toughen laws, critics say the proposals are about revenge.

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Israel is commemorating the 60th anniversary of its creation according to the Hebrew calendar. In 1948, there were 650,000 people when the Jewish state was declared, and now there are more than 7 million Israelis.

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Israeli government policy remains that Israel will not have any direct, or indirect, contacts with Hamas, which it sees as a terrorist organization.

But more and more Israelis say Hamas is here to stay and Israel should hold at least indirect negotiations with the group.

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A recent Israeli assault on Gaza left 120 Palestinians dead, including dozens of civilians. Israeli officials say more than 150,000 Israelis live under the threat of rocket fire from Gaza, which the incursion was meant to suppress.

In one Gaza neighborhood, the violence is equally real.

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This week's Middle East Peace Conference in Annapolis, Maryland, doesn't seem to have changed perceptions among the Israelis or Palestinians.

Both sides remain divided over whether the conference will lead to anything.