I'm going to chime in here in semi-ignorance, and bring up an opinion I've heard (not one I espouse), and I'd appreciate any commentary/response from anyone on any side.
This is their position:
When the UN gave Israel the land it now occupies, the innocent Palestinians living there (many Christians) were abused by the Israeli army (of which Netanyahu was a part). Because they were aggrieved, the PLO developed and the retribution of groups like Hamas was only because of Israel's aggression and killing of innocents. And it is because of that that the Palestinians are in the right by waging war against Israel, whose army continues to kill innocents, and has been since the late 1940's.
I repeat: this is NOT my position, but I'd like suggestions as to how to accurately respond to it.
Even though the affected Muslims were at first re-located out of their then homes and property, it would be natural for Israel to experience stiff resistance from said people.
If, due to politics or a natural disaster, the same behavior would be manifested right here in present-day America. IOW, Eminent Domain, my arse.
The reason the European Jew was given a sliver of desert for a Homeland was because of Hitler's treatment of them before and during the Second World War.
Fact is that there are over a hundred thousand Arab Muslims residing inside Israel today and they live in peace.
Any armed conflict Israel instituted was from a purely defensive position.
Israel has clearly shown what can be achieved when they are threatened..They don't start it, but sure as hell, they finish it.
Look at the Israeli standard of living compared to their surrounding neighbors? Look at their technology advances.
Maybe it's because it's in my blood to cheer for an underdog since boyhood. I don't know.
The Jews are God's Chosen People for a reason. Who am I to question it? LOL!