I'm going to be in and out for a while. My bars are diminishing. I'll try to respond to albaby later, but you captured a lot of it here. They both have ancient claims. But that isn't a basis. The Inuit have claims to Alaska, but we aren't going to give it to them. And they know that.

Two State is the best compromise, but powerful elements on both sides won't tolerate it. And one cannot ignore the religious factor. Both groups claim divine providence, and the same sacred sites. As long as that is true, there will be no peace. "God said so" is a powerful force multiplier.

But we don't have to participate in any genocide of either peoples. We don't have a dog in this fight. This is older than our nation. Plus the Brits should take some responsibility.