I know I'm going to get tarred for saying this

But it needs saying.

In any conflict, especially one with complex roots, the biggest mistake you can make is to ignore or oversimplify the motives of your enemy.

I'm completely on Israel's side in that I want them to be able to live and thrive with secure borders and no threat of attack. On the other hand, when I hear people refer to the Palestinians as just being evil or things like, "life means nothing to them," it makes me want to tear my hair out.

Throughout history, everything big has happened because somebody (person, group, country, empire, etc.) really wants something very badly, not because of some character flaw on their part. I'm not denying that there have been some very, very bad people, people who could accurately be called evil. But to ascribe their motivation to evil for its own sake takes you into the realm of James Bond movies. People want power, money, geopolitical advantages, resources, and whatnot. Some people do evil things to accomplish these goals and yes, they may be evil people. But I don't think that evilness for its own sake has been a major motivator in any conflict I can think of.

Please don't misconstrue me here. I'm parsing the difference between seeking world domination and committing genocide. Both are unspeakably horrible. but they are different. One is an end. The other is a means to an end. It does nobody any good to confuse the two.