The reason Michael Franti sees so many armed Israelis is that the Arabs have been trying to kill them for about 80 years in a row. It is only because Israel is so heavily armed, that they can assure their continued existance.

Remember when the Arab armies attacked Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973? Well, Israel has armed itself to the teeth and the Arabs don't dare attack again in that manner. Instead, they are using terror and waging a propaganda war filled with charged words like "illegal colonialist occupation" "apartheid" "stealing Palestinian land" "humiliating checkpoints" and "human rights violations."

Israel is building the security barrier ONLY because of the relentless terror attacks by Palestinian terror groups. If they weren't being attacked, there would be no barrier, no checkpoints, and no id cards.

Israel wants peace. Israel wants to live side by side in peace with its Arab neighbors. Why can't the Arabs or Franti allow for one tiny Jewish nation to exist in the mideast? That is the only issue really. Does Israel have the right to exist as a Jewish nation in the mideast?