>>> On another subject, however, I do find it interesting that things have not settled down much at all even with the goals Palestinians have been vocalizing for years put forward as a goal by the U.S. also (a Palestinian state). Hmmmmmmmm....
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>>You mean, Israel has agreed to give back the territories it occupied in 1967, and to enforce UN resolutions in that regard? I'm seriously outdated, lacking good source of news - the BBC on NPR is getting more and more frequently skipped.
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>Not likely. The U.S. agreed to work towards a Palestinian state, but what exactly Israel will give up to accomplish this is still to be determined. One of the conditions of course was for the violence to end. Since that has not happened, of course nothing further has been done regarding a Palestinian state. Makes you wonder who NOW is perpetuating the violence, the Arab states or Israel??????? Who stands to gain (or lose) the most???? I know anything is possible of course, but it sure looks like the instigators have switched roles here lately....

They switch them too often, I've lost track long ago. In most of the cases, the roles are a matter of media and perception. It seems that at this point, both sides are attacking the other side, and both are claiming the victim role.

But that is the world of Mid-east politics, they can switch alliances and regroup into strange and weird coallitions in no time.