And that applies just as much to the people who supply the arms and the finance and the backing, and who could change the whole situation quite significantly by just turning off the tap.

Excellent point, McGrath. We (the US) need to stop sending BILLIONS of dollars every year to Israel.

What do you think the other agendas being pursued by whoever itis that comprises the Israeli government are?

Ethnic cleansing within Eretz Israel, and hegemony in the middle east, Amos. It's an agenda that has been stated by the leaders of Israel themselves, over and over, right up until the present period of history.