05-19-2004, 04:14 AM
The "we were there first" argument is utterly preposterous - if you want to look at it like that the Jews can argue that God promised them the land centuries ago.
Israel is a political reality, and blowing up pizza shops isn't going to make it go away. What should be done instead is to work towards a peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians so that the Palestinians can get their lives and their world back. They need a nation, they need an economy, and they need to not have foreign troops tearing down their homes.
Unfortunately, both sides are so caught up in giving tit for tat and obsessed with avenging past wrongs that they are not giving the attention they should to making a future for themselves.