I'm amazed at how the Western view - both the liberals and the conservatives - of Palestinians is basically one of dehumanization. The predominant attitude is that they're just a bunch of dirty Arabs, and there's no reason to get upset about 50 or 60 Palestinian kids getting shot and killed by Israeli forces.
I am not taking sides in the latest conflict. Neither side is "totally right" or "totally wrong". But what I do deplore is that each Israeli death is seen as a tragedy, while each Palestinian death is seen as just some animal being slaughtered.
They are all humans. Their lives are all equally important.
