Sorry folks, but I'd rather remain annonymous too and don't need to have my mailbox filled up with those who disagree. It's got nothing to do with cowardice.

Now, about Starhawk:

It seems that she is more or less being accused of having bias since she has been in the Palestinian territories but not on the other side. I think it's important to remember that she is actually part Jewish. But if we want to open our eyes the historical evidence proves that the Palestinians are definitely the underdogs in this struggle.

Now I'm not condoning suicide bombings which so much suffering for the innocent. Taking innocent life is wrong wrong wrong, in my book. But let's face it. The Palestinians were suddenly made second-class citizens on the land they were living on in 1947 or 48 when the U.N. turned their land over to the newly-created nation of Israel. They have been mistreated ever since.

Just for doing things that we sometimes take for granted here, like demonstrating against their mistreatment, the Israeli government bulldozes their houses down, as well as their fruit trees etc. I'm not against the Israeli people, and I doubt that Starhawk is either, but let's face it, Sharon is a butcher, and it was he who almost single handedly caused the demise of the peace plan which had been adopted during Clinton's presidency. Remember, Sharon went to the Wailing Wall, or some similar place special to the Palestinians,and began saying that they would never get their homeland back. He flapped his jaw, got elected, and then set in motion his brutal policies.

Israel is one of the most militarily superior nations on Earth. The Israeli people have a high standard of living which is denied to the Palestinians. I dislike terror as much as anybody does, and I'm sure that Starhawk does too. But let's face it; conducting suicide bombings is an act of desperation, and many people living on the West Bank have been made desperate by the Israeli government's inhumane policies. I say hurray for Starhawk. She's brave enough to point out the lack of justice in that part of the world. Hell, you sure don't hear about it here in the mainstream media.