While my sympathies lie largely with the Palestinians, IMO the Israeli - Palestinian conflict is one in which neither side can be looked at as wholly "right" or "wrong". In some sense I understand the actions taken by both sides. The situation has been a clusterfuck for nearly a century (thanks Britain and Frace) and while in my opinion the country of Israel never should have been established in the way it was, it is far too late to simply decry it's existence. I really don't think there is a clear solution to the problems wracking that region and I can't foresee it being resolved anytime soon.

And the Holocaust is no justification for the actions of the Israeli administrations. That is a ridiculous argument. The legacy of the Holocaust may inform some of the decisions made by the leaders, but it in no way absolves them of any wrong-doing and it is no justification for the inhumane treatment of others.