I fail to understand the large amount of animosity being directed at Israel, almost universally from Euro-fag lefties. What exactly is their great crime, aside from trying to defend their homeland from continuous threats from their neighbours?
The land they live on was given to them by the UN 60-odd years ago. It was BOUGHT from the Palestinians, and was, at the time, largely barren and infertile (hence the ease with which the Arabs parted with it). The Israelis, however, made a good go of it and made the land productive, at which point (some 20 years later) the Arabs suddenly decided they wanted it back.
Since then, Israel has been invaded, or threatened with invasion, by virtually all of its neighbours, and continues to live under that threat, and the threat of real, organised, well-funded (by most of its Arab neighbours) terrorism on a daily basis. It now faces a country that not only has stated publicly, repeatedly, and most vociferously, its intention to 'wipe Israel off the map', but appears to be working on the means to do so with clandestine haste.
Israel has never invaded any of its neighbours, except when provoked into doing so in necessary self-defence.
Israel does not want any of its neighbours' lands.
Israel has never threatened to wipe any of its neighbours 'off the map'.
Israel has nuclear weapons, but has never used them nor threatened to do so.
Israel HAS occupied 'Palestinian territories' in the past, but has only done so to try and control the endless barrage of terrorist attacks eminating from there (ring any bells - NI, anyone?). It has not attacked the Palestinians without first being provoked, nor has it sought their complete destruction.
Israel is no threat to its neighbours, but Israel's neighbours ARE a huge threat to Israel, and most of them have publicly stated so.
Israel has never denied the right of any of its neighbours to simply exist.
So, PLEASE tell me - exactly WHAT is your problem with Israel, or their possession of nuclear weapons, or their desire to provide security for their citizens to live in (relative) peace within their own borders, or their desire to eliminate a known, publicly stated threat (Iran's nuclear capability) before that threat reaches the stage where nuclear exchange is all but inevitable?