Jim,
None of these things have anything to do with the way Arabs are treated in Israel and bringing them up as an excuse is racist

No it is not. No one is saying it is an excuse.
You quoted me (three times!!) NOT saying it made it OK.
You made that up.

Those things were pointed out to put Israel's supposed crimes into perspective. Surrounding nations all behave much worse so why do you always and only single out Israel for criticism?

Steve,
Grows? All populations grow, you clown.

Not true.
Genuinely persecuted populations shrink, like the Christian populations of Iraq, Gaza and West Bank.
The Arab community in Israel is growing much faster than the Jewish community, so they are not suffering that much.

Israeli Arabs live longer than their neighbours? Not as long as their Jewish neighbours they don't. Check. It. Out.

Scots die younger than English, but not because they are mistreated.
Check. It. Out.
It is because of cultural and lifestyle differences like smoking and diet.
Check. It. Out.
Such differences will be more pronounced between Jew and Arab than English and Scot!

When Israel was created, those Arabs within its borders had their life expectancy increased compared to those Arabs left outside.
Check. It. Out.
Israel has been good for them.
One cheer for Israel.