All of the neighboring Arab countries objected to the creation of the Jewish state and fought a war against it. This was Israel's War of Independence, in 1948. Despite their superior numbers, the Arab countries lost the war, and the Palestinian state never materialized. The Arab countries did not send help for the settlers that are today known as "Palestinians," but rather sent troops to drive the Jews into the sea. The Arabs failed, thus failing the Palestinian Arabs. As we still see today, blind hatred of the Jews trumped common sense and compassion for their own people.
But despite the outward hatred of the Jewish state, Israel continued to try to be accepting of Arabs in the region, giving them countless opportunities to coexist.
Decades ago, upwards of 40% of Palestinians worked in Israel, but by 1995 that number dropped to around 16%. Then came the erection of theborder wall and permanent military checkpoints in 2003. Today, less than 10% of Palestinians living in the West Bank work in Israel.
And why is that? Well, it could be that Israel got tired of Islamic Jihad and Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade terrorists breaching their borders and killing their citizens.
And what of the Hamas terrorists in Gaza? Hamas didn't just take over Gaza by force. The Palestinians elected terrorism. Hamas swept parliamentary elections freely held in the Palestinian territories in 2006. At the time of its election, Hamas was well-known to be the Muslim Brotherhood's Palestinian terrorist wing, yet still they were elected.
This is why I don't feel much compassion for the Palestinians and why, among other reasons, I continue to stand on the side of sanity – with Israel