Stewart's posting of Friedman's editorial just about said it all. I would add that no one mentions the great efforts made by most American Presidents this side of the 1970's to broker a fair peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, up to Clinton's attempt at which Arafat pretty much refused to deal.I would add finally that there IS a Palestinian State. It is called Jordan. Progress would be made if all those Palestinians in camps in Gaza and elsewhere would relocate there.
Asking Israel to diminish itself to indefensible borders would not advance the cause of peace, quite the reverse.
American aide to the world in general is far and ahead of any other country's. Remember not to define aide in some narrow band of contributions to the U.N. or World Bank. Consider the Marshall plan, which I believe Sir Winston referred to as 'the most unsordid act in history'. He had a way with words.