Thank you, Six, for your knee jerk reaction. I suppose I should have expected that.
Let me pose a hypothetical question.
What would your reaction have been, if, without the agreement of your government, a more powerful nation had arbitrarily decided to populate the State of California with previously stateless people?
Would you not have been advocating the dismantling of that state, and the removal (N.B. NOT SLAUGHTER) of those people?
The State of Israel is an imposed annexation of territory on the above lines, and it is hardly surprising that the Palestinians who have lived there for two thousand years might have some misgivings about being ruled by a religious entity (not, as has been pointed out many times, a race) which is foreign to their culture.
Having said all that, I am not in favour of ANY of the actions they are indulging in, and I earnestly hope and desire that some political agreement may arise out of talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. This, however, is unlikely if the Israeli government is not willing to engage in discourse with the elected representatives of the other side.
Now, Martin Gibson, clearly established misogynist, and homophobe, by your own posts on this site; don't presume to lecture me on moral, or family values. You have little to boast about in that respect.
I am 100% hetero, and a family man with several grandchildren, but I have one quality you clearly lack, and tat is tolerance for others who have different ways.
If my comment about on A. Hitler hit a nerve, perhaps you should re-examine your attitudes, as you are clearly at one with him on the subject of gay people.