Well, look at it this way...
Palestine has existed for hundreds of years, yet had progressed little.

Israel has existed for 50 years, and despite frequent wars and continual terrorist attacks, has democracy, equality and large cities.

Sure, Israel is backed by the USA, but Palestine is backed by Egypt, Lebanon etc. both of whom have attempted to invade Israel in the past 50 years.
(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 15:09, archived)

OR, look at it this way...
Palestine had existed for hundreds of years, America turns up after WW2 and says "We'll have this country, thankyou", allows thousands of Jews whose ancestors hadn't lived in the region for 1,800 years to pour in, displacing an entire nation. Who now live in either refugee camps, or in impoverished towns that are constantly under fire from one of the most modern, well-equiped armies in the world.

We have cities, equality, democracy etc - does that give us the right to invade, oh, I don't know, Iraq? Try telling a Palestinian living in Israel they have 'equality'!
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 15:16, archived)