"This means that a Palestinian and her children and grandchildren are barred from returning to their homeland by Israeli law.In contrast a Jewish person from anywhere in the world has the legal right to enter Israel permenantly"

The one most important thing Jews learned from the Holocaust is the importance of having somewhere to go unconditionally when the rest of the world doesn't care to save you. If 6 million could have gone to Israel there would be a few more around to argue this point with Albert.

"did his utmost to further provoke the Palestinians with his "walkabout" at the muslim mosque in Jerusalem ....a walkabout which involved him being guarded by around 1000 armed guards."

Sharon needed guards- because Arab nutcases would have torn him apart for walking around- an impeccable example of freedom of expression. - good reason for sending suicide bombers around Israel?

"or kill all of the people in Gaza. It looks like Israel has chosen the last alternative."
Gazans had an opportunity to normalize relations with Israel upon disengagement from Gaza. Instead they chose Hamas which promotes Israel's destruction. Now common sense tells me that Israel shouldn't be helping Gazans economically in any way until the agenda changes to a peaceful one where commercial relations can even exist. Hamas believes Israel left Gaza because their terror tactics work, so they are promoting them. I don't know about you but, I wouldn't give bread, medicine, electricity, water to my nextdoor neighbor who wanted to come into my house and seek Martyrdom for their cause. If they discover the agenda not quite working in Gaza, there is an opportunity to change it, but they have no will to do that. They are in effect at war- and bad and good people die in war.