"It is the powerful reacionary elements of the established and totalitarian Arab States and the reactionary anti-modernist sub-culture calling itself Islam *that forces the Palestinians into their horrible situation, because it is a public and humiliating un-acceptance of Israel.*" There's a grain of truth there, but that's a ***huge*** simplification. Now I'm no defender of antisemitism, which is an inherent part of much of middle eastern Islam. And it's also what made post-WWII Jews feel they needed to forge (that should be force) a homeland for themselves, as no one was significantly there to defend them against the final solution. But c'mon, one of the significant factors that forces the Palestinians into their horrible situation is the fact that the borders of Israel are never wide enough for the Israeli government and, guess what?, people already lived there and were forced out of their homes. As long as that happens and keeps happening, non-Israelis will not accept the state of Israel. In any event, Hesbulah say openly they will never accept the state of Israel, and the state of Israel says openly they want to destroy Hesbulah. What chance peace?