the history of Israel vs. Palestine is long and sordid with a lot of bloodshed on both sides.

Both sides are guilty of some pretty grim atrocities.

That being said, connect all the dots and you will come to a pretty dire conclusion.

Israel plans to use unlimited force to meet its goals and the Palestinians having no state and no real support from the arab world are going to be faced with:

1. accepting ignoble defeat

2. fighting to the last man.

It is pretty obvious that #2 is going to be the plan of action for the forseeable future.

That being said, it is a matter of time before extremists get a hold of a nuke or something equally as nasty.

Examples:

1. 50% of the former USSR's nukes are sitting around unsecured or guarded by soldiers who haven't been paid in months.

2. Since Bush made his little 'axis of evil' statement, there have been meetings between nuclear powers and various nations who fear the US (see Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for one example) scrambling to get their very own nuclear deterrents.

It's not difficult to forsee a nuke falling into the wrong hands