We could go on all day throwing vindictives about one side or the other. The simple fact is that both are resorting to tactics that are self-righteous BS! One cannot condem one side and ignore the issues on the other. Like the Hatfields and McCoys, they are both guilty and need their collective ears boxed.
I want to go on record as saying that I in NO WAY approve of the way some of the Palestinians resort to terrorism toward their oppressors. IMHO, if you're going to be a martyr--be a real martyr. If you look at the example of Tibet and India during their occupations, both are/have been successful in rallying a lot of global support without lifting a single finger, and in the case of India, was successful in liberating itself without war and/or terrorism.
That being said, the Palestinians ARE being oppressed and would probably fight back with an actual army if they had one--or could afford one.
Here's some interesting reading:
Jews Against the Occupation: http://www.jewsagainsttheoccupation.org/backinfo.html
Timeline of Events: http://members.tripod.com/~khaleelee/timeline.html
Support Sanity: http://www.supportsanity.org/?referrer=GoogleAdWords5
What I find unsettling is that most THINKING people on both sides wish for a peaceful resolve, and see that both sides require a good 'ear boxing', as it were. BUT, the U.S. is completely biased toward Israel, even supplying them with $6 billion a year in aid. This situation needs an unbiased arbitrator...and the U.S. is not qualified to do that, in light of its foreign policy right now.
Q.