"many Israelis I spoke with are ashamed of their government sabre rattling and feel frustrated by the misplaced empathy by zionist influences in the west.

Believe it or not, there are many decent people living there. Ditto Palestine." - Musket

And yet Musket all those decent people in Israel and in Palestine for all their frustration and shame still persist in voting for and supporting the same "Leaders" - strange that isn't it?