I used to be squarely pro-Palestine and anti-Israel as well.
However my views have changed somewhat. I do believe Israel has the right to their land and to defend themselves. That said, I do not always agree with their methods of doing so. I also think the USS Liberty attack was shady as hell, though that was like 60 years ago.. But more recently, were they involved in 9/11? How much influence do they have over US foreign policy and US political leaders? Those are good questions, I would like to get to the bottom of that. However, that doesn't change my opinion too much on whether the people of Israel have the right to their land and the defense thereof. It says to me more about the leadership and our lack of commitment to providing transparency of their actions.
My question to you would be how many Arabs lived in Palestine in, say, 1900?
How did so many Arabs arrive in Palestine subsequently?
The answer to those questions may help provide some context as to how I arrived at my conclusion.
That said, this conflict.. well.. it does seem there may have been some provocation based on the post above by Snowball.. so I have some questions.
Forget the history. Look at the present. Israel is currently holding 2 million people prisoner in a concentration camp. They can't leave and have limited access to supplies.