Beautifully Succinct

I received an email the other day from the father of one of my students. It was so accurate in its portrayal of the middle east crisis that I had to share it. I sometimes struggle to explain to people why Israel is justified in defending herself without sounding completely biased. I believe this solves the problem:

If Hezbollah (and you can substitute Hamas, the Palestinians, or any number of other groups) put down its guns there would be no more fighting. If Israel put down its guns there would be no more Israel.