And that we should get out of Lebanon, Gaza and surrender the Golan Heights. We have a lot of stupid leftists in high places, doesn't make them smart or right.

israel has not annexed any territory legally.whether taken in war or otherwise. the UN has many times reminded israel of this. further israel has signed many accords and agreements(we all know oslo, road map camp david etc) and israel still is colonizing the OPT. this has gone on long enough-- it must end. the pals will keep resisting and israel will keep provoking unless outside forces --- ie the UN takes steps to end this madness. i am not alone in this assessment. your part of the world is very volatile and israel is the biggest cause of conflict. israel dpes more saber rattling than iran. israel has had wars with almost every neighbor and yes israel did start them. con't argue read history not hasbara. the usa has provided billions of dollars to israel and gets zero in return. time to cut our loses i say. you need peace even if we have to use the marines to tear down your setlements.

Your English is very good, so I thought you are one the dumb Americans on this TB. Sorry about that. But agree with me, please, opinions different from yours are voiced by many military and political "experts."

.....state organized land theft. The Palis should have opted for statehood decades ago to force the Israeli goverment to show its true colours.

Israel did show "it's true colors" as you put it. Land for peace, they did that with Egypt. Israel left Gaza. So don't blame Israel for the Arabs wanting a war instead of peace. BTW, what happened after Israel left Gaza, did violence from Gaza against Israel, go up or down? Whoops!!! CASE CLOSED

Let me tell you about some Israeli 'military experts' and 'senior ranking officers'. A small sample would include Moshe Dayan, Ariel Sharon and our very own runaway Ehud Barak. The basic qualification for Generals here is purely political. The more leftist the better. Dayan could barely command a battalion. I had the misfortune to be under Sharon's command in '73 - a total idiot. And Barak's record speaks for itself, there wasn't a single situation that he couldn't make worse by his presence.