Reply #11: I'm not sure...

[holdencaufield]

... how you got all that from what I said or how that even actually answers my question. I never mentioned the "A-word", or the Holocaust, or any other historical conflict.

However, I'm asking a question that is "Why, with all the CURRENT (not historical conflicts) in the world going on right now that incur significantly more loss of life than the IP conflict does the IP conflict take precedence over them?"

What is it that motivates people to become antagonistic to the point of apoplexy about the IP conflict but remain ambivalent or agnostic to Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Mexico or any of the other Top Ten ongoing military conflicts? The IP isn't even in the top 10 for 2010/2011, so what do YOU think motivates all the vitriol about THIS particular conflict? I have my own theory, I'm keen to hear someone else's. You don't have to reach into antiquity to see injustice being done -- it's taking place right now all over the world in much greater numbers than what's happening in the IP conflict.

I don't know what the Holocaust has to do with the IP Conflict -- is it your contention that Israel came about only because of the Holocaust and not because of agreements for a Jewish Homeland in Palestine dating back to 1917?

Is it your contention that the Palestinian Arabs ONLY suffer because of Israel? That they didn't suffer under the occupation of Egypt/Jordan -- or the Ottoman's before that? Is it only when the Jews showed up that they began to suffer?

I don't know where you saw me say that I'm looking to avenge anyone. Israel is a country, as legitimate as any other country on the planet -- more legitimate than others. I'm sure that an eventual agreement will take place between the Palestinian Arabs and Israel -- but, it won't happen at the point of a sword, it will happen when the PA's decide that they have no chance of destroying Israel and bargain in good faith for what they can get. Frankly -- I don't think they should expect much after four decades of unrelenting guerrilla warfare against Israel, but I'm sure the Israel people are nicer than those in most countries.