Palestinians I meet in the West Bank, all insist that their problem is not with Israelis, or even the state of Israel. Their issue is with being under a military occupation: restrictions to movement through a series of checkpoints (solely within the occupied West Bank, not within Israel); a separation barrier that is not built on the internationally agreed Armistice Line but one that snakes into and annexes private Palestinian land; and almost daily harassment and humiliation.

The Israelis surely understand they are simply building problems for their next generation with this. Perhaps they are willing to pay the price in this life and the next, for better or worse.