Innocent Israelis also fell under bombs fired from Hamas territory. The truth is, both sides will have to forget and forgive a lot of things. That is why I have the gloomy feeling that peace can only come about after everyone there who is now alive has died.

But we have a precedent for doing better than that. The Catholics and Protestants in Ireland had plenty of grievances against each other, but finally they realized that they just had to stop the slaughter, which was costing them the world's respect, along with their tourist industry. So let's follow their example. The Israeli peace movement is trying to do that now, so I don't think the Arabs should spurn them.

As another ironical note...did you know that, in America, "Sammy" is an insulting term for a Jew?