Whatever - it certainly seems to be costing both Palestinians and Israelis a terrible price. And threatening terrible future costs to us all. Not the least of which might be diversion of attention from climate change, global poverty, and the rest.
Hey! Racism, like so much else, is a condition, not a competition. I must ask why people reduce everything to a "tit-for-tat" playground game. So I will. Shalom - or Salaam if you prefer.