You are quite right about Israel fundamentally wanting peace and being under constant attack. They have a right to exist and a right to defend themselves. Granted. They don't have a right to over-react and kill innocent civilians. I get really annoyed when the word "terrorist" is used to commit attrocities by ANYONE. None of us should loose our moral compass about right and wrong. I also fundamentally believe that you cannot lead without respect and that NO-ONE on god's green earth except a few american right-wind radicals respect the current government. This may upset you but is nonetheless true. A change in government in the US is needed to calm down a situation which has always been hostile and complex in the middle east.