I am wondering who on here has been to the Middle East. Personally, I've been to Egypt, Jordan and Israel. I can attest to most of the Israelis I met lacking in charm and their border guards being utter cunts, something I felt moved to point out to them at the time. The Egyptians and the Jordanians I met were very friendly and you could say they'd just an eye on the sale but then so had a lot of the Israelis but without the charm and warmth. The thing is, I didn't go any were near Gaza, The West Bank, or Lebanon, as it is not safe for me to do so, merely because of my nationality. For me or any of you, Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, well they'd happily shoot any of us, and not lose a wink or give a fuck about due process. I've no illusions about the Israeli right but plenty, some on here, seem to have where the three aforementioned groups are concerned.