Israel-US relations hit historic low

This is not good, not good at all. I think so much time and effort has been wasted in trying to influence public opinion among arabs and palestinians, rather than calling a spade a spade and stating clearly that the palestinians are the problem, and they have a limited time to knock oiff the crap or get smoked. We in the america always use our own western mindset as a template for other cultures, but its really not analogous. The middle east is a strongman's world, what we see as reasonableness and empathy, they perceive as weakness, and weakness begets violence.

Israelis want peace, the Palestinians want victory, not nearly the same thing. We've allowed this to go on so long now that the palestinians, used by every two bit islamic gangster as their cause de celebre' for so long that they've been turned into little more than a giant death cult, ruined by schools that teach poison, and psychotic parents who send them out to blow themselves up.

There is absolutely nothing honorable or commendable in continuing a war you've clearly lost. Robert E Lee, after five forks and before appomattox, had the opportunity of disbanding his army and sending it into the hills to wage a guerilla style campaign againast union forces that would have gone on for years and years. But Lee knew, ultimately, that all he would achieve by doing this was to destroy the country he loved and turn it into something else, something horrific. Palestinians made the wrong choice, and they've sacrificed all honor and dignity in exchange for death destruction and futility. I think the palestinians should get what they want,
unfortunately it appears they still want war.

If you ant to achieve real lasting peace in the region, then the complete destruction of Hamas and Hezbollah would be an ideal place to start. Obama's typically ham handed tone deaf foreign policy is only going to drive a wedge between us and our best friend in the gulf at a time when we need all hands on deck .

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7074832.ece