"Won't resuscitate the counted bodies, will it now?"
No - but it might prevent more, just as recognising the militaristically aggressive nature of Israeli expansionism might just put a halt to it.
Pretending it isn't happening and blaming the other side certainly won't.
"...likelihood of either of us ever convincing the other..."
Have given up trying to convince you, Boo-Boo, Keith the Christian and Brucie the Zealot of anything Mike.
It doesn't stop either of us putting our opinions (hopefully without resorting to emotion-blackmail based appeals regarding personal sensitivities again)
It would be good to be able to discuss root causes now and again without finger-pointing one-sidedeness; coming to terms with the cause of this conflict rather than their effects (to both sides) is eventually going to provide some sort of a solution, if there is one.
Jim Carroll