Hopeless

I truly feel the plight of the Palestinian people is hopeless. There is a great article here by John McCarthy, but as good and ostensibly objective as the article is, I'm quite sure that all the articles and blogs published are useless. People who already agree with these opinions come away with confirmation of their preconceived notions, whereas those who disagree either would never read the article in the first place or dismiss it outright.

Just trot over to Haaretz and see if you don't feel sick to your stomach while perusing the articles. The articles' jingoistic tone is only superseded by selectively posted comments (I can assure you my comments have never been displayed).

Articles and blogs on this issue seem to primarily serve cathartic purposes, not enlightenment.