Jim, From reading your post, it didn't address what I was saying or what I was talking about. Am I correct?
More wrongs don't justify the wrongs of the past. It's time to re-think the blame game, and get to a solution. Your enumeration of things that the Jews did, would only be countered by the things the Palestinians did as well, and NOTHING would go forward or be accomplished...now would it?
The problem MUST incorporate removing the outside agitators and influences. Any justification by the outsiders, or playing to the outsiders is only going to serve to prevent any solution. Arguing about who did what to who first, and why it was followed up by more violence is NOT going to end the violence.
So what is it?..Are you for prolonging the conflict, or resolving it?

Both sides FEEL 'justified'...playing into that is rather self defeating!

I can see it now........The two sides go to the peace table and start arguing over who was at more fault....and then beating the crap out of each other, because neither side wants to move PAST those issues!

GfS