To me, it's all relative in the Middle East.

Palestinian child gets caught in a crossfire and killed by an Israeli bullet, it's worldwide news.

Jordan slaughters 10-20,000 Palestinians in a few days (Black September 1970) and nobody remembers.

Israel accepted the original partition plan (which was a joke, quite frankly). All the neighboring states declared war.

Israel traded the Sinai for a peace treaty with Egypt.

Name all the democracies in the Middle East. (Hint, it's a VERY short list)

The Palestinians have been the Arab 'excuse'. The kleptocrats and despots in the various countries have been able to deflect attention away from their own corruption by keeping the Israeli conflict at the head of the news for decades now. And when someone has the guts to say "Enough!", look what happens to people like Anwar Sadat.

Has anyone noticed that 'Palestine' was an undeveloped catbox prior to Israel's formation?

This by no means excuses some of Israel's actions. But how would you feel if you lived in Texas and 200 rockets a day were being fired at you from Mexico? This is what you have to deal with when you live near Gaza.