I just know I'm going to disagree with whatever this person has to say about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when his first sentence contains this phrase:

"...the maneuverings of Hamas, a group the United States considers a chief sponsor of terrorism..."

The U.S.??? What about anyone in the civilized world?

"considers"??? Is there any doubt that they have killed civilians on purpose countless times to achieve political ends?

This is from Hamas May Give Peace a Chance in today's NY Times Op-Ed section.