The establishment of the State of Israel was a mistake.

For hundreds of years the jews lived together with arabs in relative peace.

Now, a hunk of arab land, formerly called "Palestine" was taken from the Palestinians and given to the Jews to form the State of Israel.

And now, the jews live together with the arabs in a state of ongoing warfare where no one is safe, neither soldier nor civilian. And, that situation has persisted for over 50 years now.

There are more cell phones per capita in Israel than in any other country in the world. That's because every time a bomb goes off or a rocket comes down somewhere, everyone is phoning their friends and relatives to check that they're OK.

How much more blood needs to be spilled before we recognize that the formation of the state of Israel by taking land from the Palestinians was a mistake, and the best option for all concerned would be a return to the situation that existed before WWII, where jews were a people without a country just like gypsies. Jews thrived in Europe and America without a homeland, but it is true that they were persecuted in eastern Europe. In Eastern Europe, jews were not allowed to own land, and as a result, they had to learn skills and trades to make a living, instead of farm. What was seen as a hindrance turned out to be a blessing because Jewish tradesmen would teach their sons and daughters their trades, and those children became very successful selling their skills to non-Jews.

The problem is that the more settlements Israel builds, the more infrastructure they stand to lose by returning that land to the Palestinians.