So the oldest story ever told keeps being re-told.
In the beginning the Israelites smote many Arabs, and many wailed and gnashed their teeth.
And it goes that the Israelites just carry on, and occupieth more of the promised land.
The tribes of the world, apart from mighty Murrica, ask the Israelites to stop the smiting, and eventually, when enough little old ladies and children have suffered and gone unto Jesus, Israel closes the gates of Gaza and quiet comes to the greatest concentration camp in the world.
Then a few good people complain about the smiting and say that Israel should talk about ‘peace’.
The Israelites says that they are a peaceful nation, and want to talk peace, and then they build more colonies in the promised land, while waiting for the conditions to be right for peace.
The wise men in Murrica then sayeth “We need both sides to stop this bad behavior, so that we can have serious peace talks. You Philistines stop throwing rocks and trying to smuggle food into Gaza, and you Israelites should slow down colonizing the promised land and agree to only smite philistines who look dangerous.”
So the Israelites agree to meet the conditions and then they continue building in the promised land.
And the great kings in Murrica send their annual gifts of milk and honey worth $6Bn to Israel as a reward.
And the Israelites carry on building and smiting children “where necessary for their own security”.
And so it continued, for many years.
And then, one day, cameth to the land of Murrica a new king named Bar-ak. Everyone went ‘Ooooh’ because he seemedeth a different type of man to the clowns and hypocrites who had cometh before him.
And he who is called Bar-ak went unto Israel and repeateth “Stoppeth thou the smiting and the building and we will remain friends and make peace on Earth.”
And the Israelites listened and they quoth “In the spirit of best friends, Sod off!” and Bar-ak was sore wroth, but he could do nothing save gnash his teeth. However, Bar-ak was a patient man.
And lo! it came to pass that a man named Bid-en, who sitteth at the right hand of Bar-ak, came into Israel. And the the king of the Israelites, who is called Netanyahu, greeted him and spat in his face, saying “How darest thou tell us whom to smite and where not to build our pleasure domes?”
And Bar-ak was again sore wroth.
However this time, Bar-ak pointed out to the mighty tribe of the Murricans that the puny tribe of Israelites, who sucketh their milk and honey, was pointing and laughing at them. And Bar-ak knew that the time was right, and he sayeth to the Israelites “You know that story of David and Goliath you guys liketh so much? Well, this is how it goeth in real life.”
And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth among the Israelites.
Alternative ending 1
And thus it came to pass that peace descended upon the land of the Israelites and that of the Philistines.
Alternative ending 2
And Bar-ak and Netanyahu shook hands in front of the Cam-er-as, and the milk and honey continued to flow like before into the ever-increasing promised land, and more villas with swimming pools, Jehova parks and fruit farms were built in the promised land unto the wrath of the Philistines. And none heard the dying moans of the Philistines, starving to death in their concentration camps.
I don't know really. I don't expect much from America. Hands off genocide doesn't seem to bother them much, but Obama does carry on surprising me. Just maybe he will get something out of this.