Actually, the Arab armies involved in the war of 1948 did not outnumber the proto-Israeli army. The Haganah (the armed wing of the Jewish Yishuv settler government in Palestine) and several extremist militias (such as the Stern Gang and Lehi- both of which were headed by subsequent Israeli Prime Ministers) combined to form a Zionist fighting force which in fact outnumbered the Arab armies 10 to 1.

You have your facts backwards Becky. The most respected historians of 1948 and the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe) have noted this. Read Nur Masalha (palestinian) and Benny Morris (Israeli) for starters. If you finish their collective works, I will give you more.

You won't find any justification for Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians from me. 9 children is never worth the price of one fighter (wether a Palestinian militant or an Israeli soldier). I think we should all completely and utterly reject the racist premise of relative humanity on which you base your argument.

And yes, I know gay Palestinians and I have spoken to them about being gay and what it is like being gay in Palestine. Have you ever spoken to a gay Palestinian?

And to "Just a Thought," I have many Israeli friends and Jewish friends from around the world who have come to visit me here. I know several Israelis who work in Beit Sahour regularly and I know several other Jews who live here permanently. Maybe if you tried to overcome your fear for one second you would see that the situation here is actually very different than you believe it to be. So my invitation still stands:

stop pontificating from your computer and come visit Palestine to see for yourself.