[lehighguy]

There are many countries with such an unofficial policy regarding thier ethnic identity. If you live in Japan and you aren't japanese you face persecution, but they are generally tolerant. The condition of a non-Japanese in japan and a non-Jew in Isreal are fairly similair.

When you fight a war of survival, and your enemies are Arabs, are you really surprised when they tried to push Arabs out of thier borders. As stated, if the Arabs had accepted the 1947 partition none of those people would have needed to leave. The Arabs drove them out by attacking and forcing a war.

Isreal did not grab land in 47 or 67. If defended itself, and in the process drove back its enemies. Isreal is a tiny country with very little land to defend. A single Arab push could annihilate the country in a matter or hours. I would want a buffer zone too if I was constantly being invaded.

There is a big difference. The Palestinians aren't targeting the bus because there is an off-duty corporal there. They don't have a clue whose on the bus, they just know it is a bunch of Jews. By contrast if the Isrealis bomb a house it is because they have intelligence indicating a member or Hamas is there at the time.

The end political goals of the two groups come out in thier fighting tactics. THe Palestinians kill indiscriminantly because they want to kill all Jews. Isreali's try to kill militants because if the terrorism would just stop everyon could live in peace.