No Mick...I answered the question that was asked and it is difficult in only a few short sentences to go into all the rights and wrongs and possibilities of what is happening and what has happened in Palestine/Israel.

Of course the Palestinians have been poorly led. Generations of their leaders have been exiled,killed,assassinated , imprisoned or bought off with worthless promises or a few baubles.

However,the Palestinian people have time and time again refused to be consigned ino the dustbin of history and have literally fought with stones and sticks to oppose those who have come with armoured bulldozers and tanks to steal their land,demolish their homes by the thousands,uproot their orchards and grab their water.

At the moment the whole of the Jordan valley in the West Bank is actually be stolen from the Palestinian farmers who have owned it for generations.The Jordan valley is not part of Israel but is being taken over by zionist armed settlers with the full backing of Israeli law.
When the children of Palestine fought in the two intifada uprisings with stones and sticks they were shot down by sniper and rifle fire.They were beaten up by soldier's rifle butts and imprisoned in large numbers.Israeli soldiers were ordered to break the limbs of these kids and did so as a matter of course and were captured on camera.Their schools were attacked and kids shot dead at their lessons.Universities closed down ,health clinics ransacked and Israeli soldiers soiled their homes with faeces and piss.This is what has been happening. Of course people across the world have taken sides.

On one side we see mightiest army in the region fully backed by the USA while on the other side we see a people fighting to the death for the historic right to their land and for the basic right to be free.
Hugo