Kidnapping

The entire conflict in the middle east right now, whether it is the stepped up involvment in Palestine or the illegal and immoral actions in Lebanon all stems from the "kidnapping" of Israeli soldiers. This is a big enough deal for Israel to displace thousands upon thousands of Lebanese, destroy their homes and buisness's and to cripple their nation. It is a crime frowned upon by the entire world.

Why then is it acceptable for Israel to continue kidnapping memebers of the Palestinian parliament? They now hold over 4o memebers with the majority being Hamas politicians. Last time I checked being a politician associated with a certain party did not make you an enemy combatant. Not to mention that Israel crosses their border with Palestine to kidnap these men. They are not citizens of the Israeli state so this is no police action it is a knowing and willful act of aggresion in the form of kidnapping members of an opposing countries government. Why is this acceptable for them and not for others?