Israel: A Beacon for the Mid-East By Licia Corbella It's telling, or should be, that for hundreds of Palestinians, the light at the end of their tunnel is, literally and figuratively, Israel. Since Hamas has taken control of the Gaza Strip following bloody battles with its Fatah rivals, women, children and Fatah fighters have cowered in a now squalid tunnel hoping to enter Israel and safety. Think about that. Even though the state of Israel does not appear on either Fatah or Hamas maps and even though both political parties' stated goals are the destruction of the tiny Jewish state, this group of Palestinians believe -- or rather know -- that the countrymen of their sworn enemy will treat them better than their fellow Palestinians. These Palestinians languishing in the Erez Crossing tunnel want to get to the West Bank through Israel rather than through Gaza because there is no question in their minds that the Israeli government and the Israeli people will not randomly kill the...