Funny how none of the presidential candidates are talking about this

"The Israel-Palestine struggle is portrayed in our media and elsewhere as an endless religious rivalry, but it is no more a war between Jews and Muslims than the civil rights struggle was one between African-Americans and whites. This is a struggle for justice, one that affects us all and in which we all play a part." Anna Baltzer, a Jewish American peace activist. Read her entire essay here. You'll find more at her blog.