Considering Israel were "given" this land by the USA and the UK in 1947, with no more evidence than spurious passages in a book predominantly written by the jewish people, I reckon they should show more gratitude that they even have a "homeland".

And now they (Israel) are unilaterally deciding the people of Palestine need to be put in their kennel yet again with this latest "declaration of war", and disgusting barrage of rocket attacks.

I agree with a previous comment that ALL foreign aid and funding to Israel should cease, permanently...Let them see how they go without the military support (covert) of the USA.

Whilst I STRONGLY disagree with the Palestinian methods (ie the terror and violence et al) , I can certainly understand their cause.

After all how would you guys feel if two or more foreign countries decided arbitrarily to give the state of Washington for example, to some people who had no hard evidence apart from word of mouth, but claimed it was theirs.

You would be upset, and rightly so.

I think people need to re-visit where this all started, why it started, who actually caused it and then maybe show a little more empathy.

I will probably be castigated for these views, as this is predominantly a U.S forum but I don't really care.

Dennis