Israel : Parting shot by US President Barack Obama, page-2

One aspect of the problem seems to be orthodox religion, or maybe it was simply used as an excuse to cover for other reasons for wanting that land.

This quote is from Daniella Weiss, founder of the settler movement and adviser to Ariel Sharon, when she was asked what she would say to Palestinian children if they asked what hope they had of having an independent state of their own.

"This land was promised to the Jews by God. And all of it. Through the course of history Arabs came to this area from all over but the promise of God is more important than the changes in history and the political changes. That is why you have to put it deep, deep into your mind that you do not have any chance whatsoever in any point of history, neither you nor any of your offspring to ever have an independent state of your own here."