Teribus writes:-

"The Native American Indians negotiated peace treaties with the "White Man" in good faith, they had every intention of keeping them. It was the US Government in Washington and the greed of the settler's that broke those treaties."

And the Israeli government broke treaties with Palestine by a process of genocide.

"Now with regards to the Palestine/Israeli conflict you have one side who seeks the desctruction of the other and has made no secret of it and who views any peace treaty/cease-fire as being only a temporary measure in which to rearm and regroup."

This is right-wing propaganda that is emanating from the halls of the Pentagon and White House. The truth is that in spite of the rhetoric, neither Israel or Palestine want war.
This is the machination of Teribus. It is not in Palestine's interest to wipe out Israel and they know it. What they want is parity, plain and simple. Teribus is talking rubbish.

" And another side committed to finding a peaceful resolution and to peaceful co-existence. The first group CarolC are the Palestinians, the second the Israelis."

This is so much propaganda that it will not pass the smell test. There are factions in Israel that see the injustice done to Palestinians but there are hawks such as Ohmert who show very little interest in peaceful negotiations, just a wish to dominate. AIPAC in the US support this insanity because they are afraid. Fear is what dominates foreign policy in the Mid-East today, not peaceful resolutions which are not in evidence at all.

Carol C is exactly right. There is a lop-sided view in favor of Israel's autonomy at the expense of a Palestinian state, which many in Israel do not want to see established.
Hamas is a reactionary force, like so many, which has its back up against a wall. It is not
an effective worker for peace at the present although Jimmy Carter has said that it would consider peaceful negotiations. Carter has set the groundwork for talks as he did in his presidency between Arab and Israel. This stupid war-mongering is the effect of Washington/AIPAC brainwashing and bully-pulpit hegemony which will not solve any
of the problems of the Mid-East. The idea that one side is not culpable is ludicrous.