In support of CarolC, I asked a simple question.

Q: Is the life of an Israeli civilian worth more than that of a Palestinian civilian?

Not unexpectedly, nobody answered "yes", because in doing so they would have branded themselves racists.

"Human lives are of equal value" appears to be the consensus. Given that, does it not then follow that these human lives should be treated and protected equally? The government of Israel and the Western powers are clearly not dealing equitably with the Palestinian people. Ahmedinejad is correct in pointing this out.

The origins of the state of Israel are another case in point. It should be remembered that anti-semitism was not invented by Nazi Germany, but had been a paradigm throughout Europe for centuries. Britain and the other WWII victors involved decided cynically that "we'll dump the Jews (who we don't want) on the Arabs (who we don't care about)". This was clearly racist, and Ahmedinejad is correct in pointing it out. Whatever you think of the man, it is intellectually dishonest to demonize him in the way I've seen here.

I don't support Hamas. I support the right of the Palestinian people to peace and self-determination.

Peace is not only the absence of war, but the presence of justice.