C. Ham - You are making some mighty big assumptions. What makes you think I'm White?

Comparing European settlers in N. America and European Jews in Palestine is comparing apples to oranges. I don't think the Europeans in North America lived through a holocaust and then turned around and took part in ethnic cleansing. Lets face it, European settlers at that time were largely uneducated and believed that they were superior. Are you saying that Jews think they are superior to Arabs?

Put both situations in perspective. What occurred in North America happened long before what happened in Palestine. You would think that intelligent people would be able to learn from the past. I would hope also that considering the discrimation that Jews have been subjected to, it would make them more humane.

I guess not.

BTW - Oil may not have been as big an issue then as it is now but you can bet that after World War II, the need for oil became very obvious. An ally in the Middle East was needed to protect the economic interest of the U.S. It was also necessary to build a strong military presence in the region. Why do you think the U.S. helps Israel?

BTW - I am Chinook from the Cowlitz band and I am both a U.S. citizen and a Canadian. I do not believe in White superiority nor do I believe that any people should be displaced. There is no justification for robbery. Thats why land claims are still being negotiated in North America.

Israelis on the other hand, continue to expand and displace other people. When the U.S. or Canadian governments try to do that, we try to stop them. What do you expect people to do, roll over and die? Of course they are going to fight to save their homes and their land.

Might is not always right.

And when people rise up, you are shocked. Grab a brain.