Noam Chomsky gives a historical perspective of all that Israel has done to the Palestinians. Nobody is saying that Israel should be wiped off the face of the Earth–what I hear over and over is for their to be two states so that each could live in Peace.
It was disheartening to listen to a bit of NPR (National Polite Republican) this morning, when they had an interview with the Israeli Minister (Interior? Not sure) who said that Israelis, as individuals, have every right to the Palestinian land–to create settlements. However, when the interviewer tried to use that same reasoning for Palestinians…whoa…suddenly the definition had changed…or perhaps the Israeli minister has decided that the Palestinians are not individuals? And I hate to say this, but in cases of war, the opponents are portrayed as less than human, and the feeling I was getting from the Israeli minister is that they regarded the Palestinians as less than human…therefore they were not as entitled to the land as the Israelis.
Just my two cents. Your mileage may vary.