VDH made some very good points. I find myself in agreement with a lot of them. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to get the issue that the settlements are a real problem. The so-called 'Palestinians' that get evicted from parcels of land that have been in their families for generations are understandably angered over the issue. Some of them can show title to the land going back hundreds of years. It is an ever-larger issue between the Israelis, Palestinians, and the rest of the world, and a huge block in peace negotiations.

Both sides routinely violate so-called standards of rights. Plenty of finger pointing to go around. Both sides have made, and continue to make, mistakes that the international community can cry foul on. At the end of the day however, I have yet to see an Israeli citizen strap an explosives vest to themselves and walk onto a bus or into a area crowded with men, women, and children and blow themselves up in the name of Allah. In a choice between them I take Israel.