"I think it could be rephrased to "there will be peace in our world when we start loving our children more than we hate our neigbours"

Phrased like that, it's quite acceptable. Problem is, Meir didn't put it like that, she made it clear that according to her everything was the fault of the Palestinians - they bring death on themselves - as a people (sounds chillingly familiar).

Guest.lox - you are on the ball with your observations about Meir's comment, but left out that it also presupposes that al the hate is on one side and there are no Israelis who hate palestinians or ever tried to run them out of their homes and farms.

And for those who defend the quote by saying "well, that's just what Meir said" - WTF? Where's the logic in that? And the REAL question is 'do you agree with her or not'? If you quote her uncritically, presumably you do.