Longtime indigenous population? I think the Jews hold a record that beats any Muslim! There has been a continuous presence of Jewish people on the West Bank (known for much much longer as Judea and Samaria) for thousands of years. By contrast, most Palestinians are recent arrivals---with a three-fold increase in population on the West Bank since 1967. They are Syrians, Lebanese, Jordanian, Arabian, and Egyptian, as well as some of Palestinian origin. Most of the land prior to 1947 was owned by the British Crown.




You think the Palestinians are responding to "occupation" and thats why they are throwing stones and sending in the suicide bombers? Then why did the Arabs attack Israel BEFORE 1967 and BEFORE any occupation? Could it be they just want to kill Jews? Oh, don't take MY word for it. Look at the PLO mission statement or even the one year old Palestinian Authority constitution. Neither recognizes Israel as a Jewish country and both call for its destruction.

Israel has destroyed all its good works? Does this mean that Israel has bombed Palestinian schools, health clinics, hospitals, and universities --- the ones they built prior to 1993? Gee. I didn't know they did that. I thought the IDF were primarily going after the bad guys. You know, the ones who will stop at nothing to Kill the Jews???

Are you aware of the Kassem rockets that the Palestinians have been firing across the border into Israeli towns? Could that have provoked a response by the IDF? Do ya think?

As for uprooting Palestinian orchards, did you know that Israel dug up and replanted 600,000 trees when it built the security barrier?

As for allowing Palestinians to harvest their crops---the IDF said they will allow them access to their fields. Olive trees only require access during the 3 week harvest season anyway. It ought to be a piece of cake!