Originally Posted by thesupermikey

(For the record, I am Jewish, and there are members of my family who did not make it though the Holocaust.)

I cannot back Israel in its current form. Putting away the historical context in which Israel was formed, Israel has systematically violated the human rights of the people living in occupied Palestine Israel fought a war and won and therefore may have a clam the West Bank and Gaza. This does not give them a right to contain Palestinians to camps in were living conditions poor. The cycle of violence in Israel could be slowed if both side truly came together and made a good faith effort in finding peace. One cannot take seriously promising of peace while the Israeli government builds a wall though neighborhoods, houses, and streets. The wall undermines family and economic structure because it cordons of common groups.