Balam, I am not disputing what you say.

And I am not disputing what the Palestinians say.

The problem is that both sides are totally entrenched in their views. They cannot see fault on their own side. There is no trust, goodwill or respect for each other.

At least this is true at Government level. I have no doubt that the majority of Israelis and Palestinians just yearn for peace and to get along with each other. Their leaders won't let them.

At the moment the position is that Israel can do what the hell it likes and Palestine is completely powerless to do anything about it. It seems to me that the Israeli end game is to make Palestine completely non viable.

And I agree that the UN is just a worthless talking shop on this and most other issues.

At the end of the day I think most people on both sides realise that both peoples are just ordinary human beings - and neither is a superior group - except the resources available to each are vastly unfair.

The diagram below shows clearly how Palestine is shrinking and israel is expanding over the years.