>Slightly different topic, but here is a (hopefully) credible source for you: http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,896589,00.html
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>IMHO the most important line is "What is important, but rarely understood, in the United States is that each case against Israel seems just as compelling in Arab eyes as the need for Saddam's disarmament is to George Bush."

It's hard to trust a source this obviously biased. Someone reading this article would conclude that U.N. Resolution 242 is aimed specifically at just Israel. Of course, it is also aimed at Israel's neighbors, who refuse to recognize it's right to exist. Why does Israel have a right to exist? That is also not mentioned in the article, but you can find it in U.N. Resolution 181.

Furthermore, 181 created 2 states, Israeli and Arab. Had the Arab states not immediately tried to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, the Palestinians would have had there own state for over 50 years now. The article fails to mention that.

But the final straw for me was this:

Israel is not prepared to exchange conquered territory for peace and would appear to prefer to become embroiled in a dirty war with terrorist groups rather than give up a square inch to the Palestinians.

Of course, this completely ignores the offer Israel made to the Palestinians at the Camp David Summit in 2000. For those interested in hearing both sides of that issue, rather than The Guardian's biased view, you can take a look at:

Israel is not prepared to exchange conquered territory for peace and would appear to prefer to become embroiled in a dirty war with terrorist groups rather than give up a square inch to the Palestinians.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/oslo/

>Exactly. Agree or disagree, that's how they see it. So: consider *their* take on current events. If we could demonstrate a bit of "empathy" and try to view facts from the other fellow's perspective, surely we're smart enough to start coming up with solutions that don't have to involve McCarthyism and generation after generation of hatred. Otherwise we may prevail today, but tomorrow a "weapon" to kill hundreds of thousands of people can be carried in a pocket and the delivery mechanism can be an envelope that gets opened in Washington by somebody who truly believes she is doing the world a favour.