perfidy

Well, the government mostly, but not just the government. Arafat began his terrorist career killing American diplomats, but then focused on indoctrinating teenagers to blow themselves up in the hope of taking a few Israelis with them when they check out. The rest of the Palestinian Authority is similarly oriented. When the Israelis move into the west bank or Gaza, they try to minimize, not maximize civilian casualties. They attempt to kill those who plan and orchestrate the suicide bombings of Israeli citizens. Israeli armed forces are subject to the rule of law, and the civilian control of a democratic government.

I pose a little thought experiment: how long, in hours, would it take for the Palestinians to get their independence if they adopted a policy of non-violent resistance a la Gandhi? The fact that they resist the Israelis (the "Zionist Entity") does not justify their behavior. Terrorism is unacceptable, and that is a choice that the Palestinians have made. This is why over the last decade or so I have had ever less sympathy for their plight. The large majority of Palestinians who support the suicide bombings of innocent Israelis are not merely morally wrong, they are stupid because it makes it that much less likely that they will ever achieve their goals.