[lehighguy]

I don't have a lot of sympathy for the Palestinians. Had the Arabs left Isreal alone, they would still control Gaza and the West Bank, perhaps even more territory. Thier continual efforts to eradicate Israel in the 50s and 60s and 70s resulted in a forfieture of thier rights, just as Japan's aggression in WWII made them forfiet thier moral highground when they were bombed. As soon as you attack someone, the person you've attacked has the right to obliterate you if they choose.

We rebuilt Japan out of our own kindness. If Israel chooses to give back land like Gaza it will be thier decision, they have no obligation just as we had no obligation. Doing so would certainly be more mercy then the Arabs would have showed the Jews had they won in any of the wars during that time.