The feeling of hopelesness that Blackcatter describes is VERY easy to empathize with. If you don't have an agenda (This side is good, the other is bad) than you see nothing BUT frustration, and constant justification for killing. The only Newspaper pictures and background stories seem to deal with the anguish of the relatives of murdered Jewish victims. Perhaps if the same coverage was extended to Palestinian victims' families, we might finally see that this 'tit for tat' is completely ridiculous. Maybe more people would lose some of their lethargy, and demand an end to it. For a prominent Palestinian to demand an end to hostilities, would probably mean his death. For a prominent Israeli or American, it would guarantee electoral defeat. No wonder rational people feel hopeless.

marty