Just a final thought----1948. Israel had the upper hand---your words.    Gee----all those minyons of Arab nations bent on destruction--what was it 100 to 1 or some such number (perhaps larger), asking the residents (Palestinians) for help while their brethren told them to leave because shortly they will return, and gerry built weaponry and tactics to hold of the horde---that is an upper hand?   Read history.

Bill, the reason you think I have no shades of gray and that discourse with me is fruitless is because you are still clinging to your fictional historical narrative. Even the Israelis who fought in the 1948 war don't believe that nonesense about a 100 to 1 ratio in favor of the Arabs. I'll go back into some earlier threads and retrieve for you the quotes from some of the Israelis who were there.