Israel left Gaza ages ago, Hamas has destroyed it. When was the last time Palestinians had elections, either there or in the WB? There's always civil war in the mid east. How long have the Shia and Sunni factions been going at it? We haven't allowed people to strip our lands in the search for oil, but we did allow mountain top removals in the search for coal. You think that the search for oil turned the middle east into deserts? That's a new one. What leverage is Israel using? It's ok for us to sell weapons to the highest bidder but Israel shouldn't sell their intelligence?