Best summary I have seen about the Middle East Conflict

[XMEN Iceman]

A recent explanation can be summarized as the following:

Hamas wins elections in Palestine

Hamas says "die Israel die"

World says "Hamas please don't say that and disarm your militants"

Hamas says "die Israel die and we won't disarm until Israel goes away"

World no longer gives money to Palestine until they disarm militants.

Palestine government works don't get paid because government doesn't have money.

Fatah (losers in last election) start pointing fingers are Hamas

Hamas start a shooting battle

Fatah kicks Hamas ass back to Gaza.

Hamas announces a militant security force.

Fatah and Hamas shoot at each other.

Palestine people are pissed off at both parties.

Hamas tries to get more arms through Egypt.

Egypt says "I don't think so"

Fatah kicks Hamas ass on the streets.

Fatah political leadership decides it's time for a two state solution.

Fatah says "we will have states ... one for Hamas and the other for Fatah"

Hamas says "we are in charge and screw you"

Fatah says "we will have a non binding vote in the end of June"

Poles show more Palestine people agree with a two state solution.

Hamas is freaked out.

Fatah makes concessions with Israel government to receive aid when the two state
solution is implemented.

Hamas is freaked out ... again because they are loosing authority and power.

Hamas decides to wreck the Fatah and Israel relationship by firing mortars into Israel

Israel laughs it off with artillary.

Hamas decides to kill a family on a beach and announce it was done by Israel boats.

This pisses off a lot of Palistine people.

Hamas militants decide to capture Israel soldier thinking they will be able to negotiate a better deal than Fatah.

Hamas was wrong.

Israel attacks Hamas political party and militants.

Hamas Militants loose battles.

Hamas political party in Syria OK's attacks from Lebanon into Isreal.

Hamas militants capture two Israel soldiers in Northern Israel.

Israel gets pissed off and bombs the crap out of Lebanon.

Israel executes a fly over of Syria Hamas political party head quarters to scare them.

Syria freaks out and calls for backup

Iran steps in and says "Israel if you attack Syria ... we will attack you."

US starts laughing because there are so many US military assets in Iraq to prevent Syria from receiving help from Iran.

UN cries foul when no one listens to them.

UN says stop shooting to Israel.

Israel says we can't because Hamas militants will regroup and attack.

Hamas is smiling when more ignorant folks like France say "stop shooting Isreal"

Arab league is so damn tired of Hamas militants in their neighborhood the are cool with Isreal (for now).

UN sends monitors into a fire zone.

Israel reminds UN their is a fire zone.

UN soldiers think their blue hats will protect them from 500 pound shells and Hamas rockets.

UN soldiers are wrong.

Hamas is running out of ammo and people.

Israel is getting more ammo and people.

Lebanon is a wreck

Lebanon was responsible in getting rid of Hamas Militants in 2004.

Israel says "no problem ... we will do it for you"

Hamas prevents the non binding elections of the two state solution at a cost of thousands of lives and billions of dollars of damage.

Palestine people won't be able to vote when there's not enough electricity, fuel, food and safety.

Arab League knows Hamas started this mess and says “hey, you start it ... you finish it”

US oil companies take advantage to screw the consumer and raise the prices of oil.

Exxon has record net income for second quarter of the year 2006.

[Spinning Hat]

All it really adds up to is if someone blinks funny, we could be into WW III, and we're all screwed.