Only to make a point that people tend to miss when discussing the Palestinian people. Becky Johnson writes:
"Also, according to the Geneva Convention, it is illegal for armed combatants to hide themselves among civilian populations due to the liklihood that civilians will get hurt or killed. Hamas, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Islamic Jihad, etc. do this as a matter of course."

My question is this: Since the people of Palestine have been living in temporary refugee camps since the Israeli state refused the right-of-return, and since IDF "crowd control technicians" patrol a virtual police state, where exactly do you suggest they "hide themselves?" Would you prefer that they hid in military compounds? That they had their own building? Hamas headquarters, next right. THERE IS NOWHERE TO GO WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE LAND OR LIBERTY. The suggestion that Palestinian militants should not live amonst the civilian population is ridiculous. In fact, the term 'civilian population' does not apply, since there is no nation of which to be a citizen, according to supporters of Israel.

Israel can claim one day that the Palestinians are not doing enough to police themselves, and then bomb the police station the next day [www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0105/18/bn.08.html.
Israeli F-16 jet fighters bombed two sites in the West Bank today [May 18, 2001], including a Palestinian police station.]

Do members of the IDF live amongst the civilian population?
There are double standards on both sides of this argument, Becky and Vinny. The basic, fundamental truth is that there is a power imbalance on many many levels between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Until that power structure is leveled, there will be no effective negotiation. Until there is effective negotiation, there will be no peace.
And putting up a wall will do nothing to level the power imbalance... do you disagree?