"Somewhere along the way (a few posts up) the subject of who the terrorists are got diverted into a reference about the treatment of native americans." (Doug)

That was me, and it wasn't meant as a diversion. I think that a major reason why many Americans seem to have a different slant on the tragedy in the Holy Land probably relates to a perceived parallel with what happened in the settlement of America.

And that doesn't mean I think this thread is a place to discuss the ins and outs of what actually did happen in the conquest and settlement of America.