Yet another article about Israel and the Palestinians, these are becoming as regular as Alan B(bollocks) posts about thorium.

Let's just face up to the fact and acknowledge that there will never be peace in the middle east in our lifetimes. But most importantly let's admit that all the talking in the world by people like us who don't live there and have nothing of consequence that we can actually do about it won't change a thing.

This issue has gone beyond boring, give it a rest.

Israel is the classic example of the ridiculous outcomes, from taking the easy way out to appease minorities.

Creating the state of Israel was a cop-out for the West from word go. How could the creation of a religious enclave, diametrically opposed to its surrounding neighbours in mentality and concept ever be successful.

Worse, it has been used as a tool by the US from day one, to in enhance its power in negotiations over oil, with ME suppliers.
Contrary to common belief, relations between Israel and the US, have been fraught with sell out, treachery and distrust.

The US is on its own side in the ME entirely. In its thirst for oil supplied by the Saudis, there are no friends but them. As a consequence, Israel stands apart from the West.

Israel is constantly a failed State about to happen.

Dear Alon,

You certainly have an idea that needs to be listened to, but if you want others to hear it, then you need to present it in a constructive, non-offending and non-exaggerating manner.

Most of the first page of your article, from the third paragraph ("These leaders may well be far more extremist") up until and including the paragraph starting with "You are a fearmonger, hungry for power", was written in blind anger: this would be sufficient to fail your English-essay-writing matriculation and I doubt that many would want to read any further and that's a pity because after that you calmed down and your words began to make sense.

I recommend for everyone to ignore the first part and start reading this letter from the paragraph beginning with "It is time for reckoning, time to face the bitter reality-the reality of Hamas".

Israel doesn't by have accept anything. Hamas has to accept Israel's right to exist. This bloke is an anti-Israel bigot, not to mention a bore.

Dear Ttbn,

The author is himself an Israeli, who like many other Israelis that remember the good-old Israel they once had, mourns the corruption of his country due to its prolonged 1967 occupation.

Yes, he sometimes goes into extremes, including justifying terrorist enemies of Israel, and like in the first part of this article, he sometimes exaggerates the facts and misrepresents the truth, but you should understand that he does so in genuine pain and anguish over what his country has become.

Yuyutsu

He is anti-Israel in the same way many Australians are anti-Australian. I have no time for people like that.