"Hezbollah, Hamas and Fatah, and their Arab and Iranian paymasters, have only ever been interested in keeping the "Palestinian People" in misery and poverty in order that they may be used as pawns."

It looks like bearedbruces' onanistic right-wing fantasies are catching - the above statement is complete rubbish worthy of the Daily Mail and little else. Typical propagandist, divisive twaddle regurgitated time and again by the the apologists and lackeys of the capitalist right.

Hamas are the democratically elected government of the Palestinian people. They are the instigators of valuble social projects in a place where no one else would start them, least of all Israel. Fatah also have elected representatives in the Palestinian Parliament. Of course, because the corporate political suits of the US don't like the fact someone with opposing views to their own have been democratically elected they perpetuate the conflict instead of working towards a geniune negotialed settlement to the Palestinian problem.

Israel gets away with it's abuse of the Palestinians by virtue of the fact the US protects it. The Palestinians are acting like caged animals because they see little hope and have little control over their own destiny whilst their belligerent neighbour continues to steal land and encourage illegal settlements. Of course, this appeals to the US mentality as they do enjoy stealing the land off the natives and not giving it back - their country was built on it.

The fact moderate voices in Israel are drowned out by the right-wingers gives the impression everyone in the country is a rabid Arab-hater- another right-wing myth. The truth is the only way to sorth this out is by the use of restraint and by talking. If that doesn't happen and a nuclear confrontation occurred, then which side would take the lion's share of the blame for allowing it to happen?