So the ONGOING conflicts with India and Pakistan since 1948, or perhaps the North/South Korea conflicts do not seem to kindle much in your mind do they? Again long on opinion - short on facts.

Then of course there is the little dispute between Argentina and the UK over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands - that has been going on for over 200 years now. Or perhaps you think that Ireland has given up on getting Northern Ireland back - hell that's been going on for over 500 years. You really don't know much about history do you? Don't they have libraries in California? When I lived there they did.

But you also state that there would be peace by now if either side wanted it. Why do you think Israel doesn't want it? They gave up the sinai for peace with Egypt. They withdrew from Gaza (remember?) and South Lebanon (remember?). In return they got suicide bombers, terrorists, rockets and bombs. And the arabs still state their goal is to annihilate the Jews. Don't equate Israel with the arabs. An imposed peace would last a very short time if one side doesn't want it. Israel does want peace. The other doesn't.