Rep. Shelley Bereley: Tie aid to Shalit release and end of rocket attacks.

Congresswoman Shelley Berkley of Nevada has offered a resolution that "would tie America's aid to Gaza to the release of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit." It would also "suspend the aid payments until Hamas-run Gaza stops targeting Israeli civilians with frequent rocket attacks."

Finally, a good idea introduced in Congress. It probably won't pass.

Gilad Shalit was kidnapped on 25 June 2006 by Hamas in a cross border incursion from the Gaza Strip. He was not captured in battle, but in a calculated kidnapping to use in trade for murderers captured by Israel trying to kill Israeli citizens.

Why should Americans sacrifice to provide aid to Gaza to be used in buying more rockets to kill Israelis? Why should Americans sacrifice to help rebuild Gaza only to see it destroyed again because they refuse to stop attacking Israel?