In many of the comments against Israel, posters seem to conveniently ignore the fact that the West Bank and Gaza were never Palestinian lands. Also ignored that as far back as 1948, the Palestinians have called for the eradication of Jews. Hamas used Gaza as a launching pad for rocket fired into Israel, and has been steadfast in their belief that there should be one state Palestine, and the eradication of Israel. The U.N. has sat on its hands while all types of atrocities are committed in the Middle East, saving all their condemnation for Israel, not just now but for years. The U.S. propped up Israel militarily simply because they allowed the only democracy in the Middle East to act as their de facto policeman. However the anti-Jewish sentiment is alive and well, as evidenced by the vehemence in some of the posts