As long as the Israeli claims are set in stone, there will continue to be Palestinian resistance.

As far as the comparison with Native Americans and Mexicans in the US is concerned, there are parallels on both sides, but the anology does not justify the Israeli tactics or goals. I don't know where the borders of "Palestine" are or used to be. All I know is that the current situation has the Israeli settlements enroaching on the formerly (maybe relatively recently) Palestinian areas. If what Becky says is true where the Jews really have claim to the land from Biblical times, then asking the Palestinians to forgive the Israeli transgression is a bit like granting the Native American Homeless exclusive access to the land that the Santa Cruz City Hall currently sits on just because their ancestors had a burial ground there or used to live there. They don't live there anymore and they should have to buy it if they want it back. Should I be able to park a tank in front of the house where I grew up and demand to live there again or I will shoot? I would be arrested or blasted to bits on the spot, of course. That kind of enroachment and "negotiation" or "peace accord" has no place in the civilized world. I seriously doubt that the Palestinians aquired their current territory by forcing Jews from their homes in ancient times or otherwise.