So CarolC the aid given to the Palestinians was put to good use building, hospitals, schools, roads, universities, and other important and badly needed civil infrastructure?

Now that's extremely odd because there appears to be scant record of any of that. Just as there is no record of Israelis arbitrarily destroying any hospitals, schools and universities? Can you come up with any explanation for that? Or are those statements of yours just plain lies, inventions or propaganda.

The bulk of aid given to the Palestinians has been spent on Yasser Arafat's "security apparatus" (Al-Fatah; Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade, ect), arms, funding for various other terrorist groups and for food. By the way I did like your – "Some of it went toward the security apparatus, but that was required of the PA by the agreements that the Palestinians made to police their own people on behalf of Israel" – When, if ever, have the Palestinians ever "policed" their own people? – The answer to that of course is Never - Absolute joke that one.

"Israel has not ever honored its agreements with the Palestinians" – Really CarolC?

That's strange because I seem to remember some agreement about withdrawing completely from Gaza and turning that lump of real estate over in its entirety to the Palestinian Authority.

I also seem to remember that that is exactly what the Israelis did. There was, however, some small matter about how if this was done then the Palestinian Authority had to stop the daily rocket attacks being launched indiscriminately against Israeli civilians from inside Gaza. Now correct me if I am wrong but did those attacks stop? Were the Palestinians capable of "policing" their own people to comply with their side of the bargain? Oh hell no! There were over 4000 rockets launched against Israeli civilians in 2007 from inside Gaza after Israel withdrew. An Israeli student was killed just yesterday by one of those rocket attacks CarolC. What was it? Some 20 or so rockets fired indiscriminately into Israel. Their firing points were filmed by the BBC from a distance. Take a look at them CarolC, they were right in the heart of a civilian built up area in Gaza, which sort of illustrates the complete and utter contempt that your so lauded Palestinian "freedom fighters" of Hamas actually have for the "people" they are supposed to be "leading". So come on Barry and CarolC tell me who isn't honouring their agreements.

"nor does it (Israel) have any intention of ever doing so (honouring commitments), no matter what the Palestinians do or don't do" – more baseless crap from CarolC.

Please CarolC provide me with one example of any commitment or agreement entered into by the Palestinians that they have kept or have ever even had the slightest intention of keeping with regard to Israel. Believe me CarolC I can provide you with very many examples of broken agreements and dishonoured and unfulfilled commitments on the part of the Palestinians.