"and yes asshole, i did see the people in clifton, and YES they were palestinian, i used to work for an IT company there, and the vast majority are palestinian, and these people were holding up palestinian flags and smiling." gee you hurt my feelings. and yes, i'm an asshole just because I disagree with you and your myopic viewpoint. And yes, smiling and holding a palestinian flag means that you're not a fundamentalist nut sympathizer from, say, Egypt. "pwooofo, i dont want to insult your intelligence, but your information is best to say, inadequate and inaccurate...these people have assault rifles, anti-tank missiles, molotov cocktails, grenades, sniper rifles and much much more. every day, israelis are getting shot at and die just for driving home in their car, for going to a store, everday things." i don't mean to insult your intelligence, but your information is biased and one-sided. The US gives how much in military 'aid' to Israel each year? You're right that Palestinian attacking Israelis do not simply use bottles and rocks- I didn't mean to imply that. But Israel does have a clear military advantage probably brought about by large grants of advanced weapons by the US. Didn't Israel recently send a missile from a US-given Apache helicopter into a Palestinian office building? If there was equality in armaments, I doubt that would have happened. "my cousin is in the army, and he tells me events firsthand, and let me tell you, the israelis are being gentle with them. US would never EVER put up with the kind of shit thats going on in the territories." I'm glad to know your cousin thinks Israel is being gentle with the Palestinians. I think UN fact finders might disagree with him, though. As for the US's attitude towards subjugated people- it has not always been gentle, so it's probably not a good basis for comparison. Why don't we agree that BOTH sides are involved in questionable activities? "so cut the bullshit" uhh, ok- but you first. Look, I know you feel passionately about the issue, but you have to understand that other people don't have the same biases and background and that their perspectives are not less valid because they do not jibe with your own. I don't diminish the losses that have occured on either side and I think ANY bloodshed is terrible.