Here's my thoughts on the whole issue, Allan. There were crimes committed by both sides. Both sides have legitimate grievances. The Palestinians were screwed by a lot of people, not just the European Jews who settled in what is now Israel. It's time to let the Palestinians have self-determination in the land that was given to them in the partition plan (minus the part that was incorporated into Israel prior to the 1969 war), and let's give them a some assistance while they go about the business of building their country, just as Israel was given assistance while the Israelis were going about the business of building their country.