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Bernie,
Yes, the Arabs do go looking to kill anyone. Not just civilians. They have stated that they would prefer a pure military target, but because of the policies of the IDF they feel that anything Israeli is fair game. Personally, I find their attitude despicable and stupid. If they really want to win they need to get America on their side. They will never do it with the tactics they are using now. What they need to do is have a wealthy country sponsor a media blitz showing exactly what Israel does, and has done. The US is only hearing one side of the story.
You said that there are "undoubtedly some instances of murder". You also said "Now they themselves at times pushed the limits of terrorism". Quit being an apologist for Israel and call a spade a spade. Israelis have performed terrorist acts and murdered innocent people, including a lot of kids. The Israeli government admits that these sort of acts are a crime, but they almost never do anything about it.

My solution to this problem would be:
Create the Palestinian state using the borders as defined by the UN. Palestine and Israel then recognise each other. Put UN troops in quantity there for about 10 years. Build a road for the Palestinians, with a wall on either side, and build an armoured tunnel for the Israelis. UN troops patrol both.
When the UN troops leave, then both countries can take the gloves off if they still need to, provided that Israel adheres to the Geneva Conventions regarding land aquisition. Israel has nukes (and they should publicly say so) - they will never be pushed into the sea.

Both sides have valid points, both sides have also acted badly. The only way to fix this problem is to be able to look at this mess objectively. Denying the crap that Israel has done, whilst playing up that of the Arabs will not solve the problem. In fact, it makes it worse.

Steve