Why does Israel treat Palestinians better than the Muslim neighbors treat Pals?

Because Israel in general holds higher values and morals. For example even against terrorists their soldiers have to uphold a specific code of conduct. Code of Conduct against terrorists " Recently, a team of professors, commanders and former judges, led by Tel Aviv University the holder of the Ethics chair, Professor Asa Kasher, developed a code of conduct which emphasizes the right behavior in low intensity warfare against terrorists, where soldiers must operate within a civilian population. Reserve units and regular units alike are taught the following eleven rules of conduct, which are an addition to the more general IDF Spirit: 1. Military action can only be taken against military targets. 2. The use of force must be proportional. 3. Soldiers may only use weaponry they were issued by the IDF. 4. Anyone who surrenders cannot be attacked. 5. Only those who are properly trained can interrogate prisoners. 6. Soldiers must accord dignity and respect to the Palestinian population and those arrested. 7. Soldiers must give appropriate medical care, when conditions allow, to oneself and one's enemy. 8. Pillaging is absolutely and totally illegal. 9. Soldiers must show proper respect for religious and cultural sites and artifacts. 10. Soldiers must protect international aid workers, including their property and vehicles. 11. Soldiers must report all violations of this code. " For more ethics, go here: http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/about/doctrine/ethics.htm

Because Israel would like to see a peaceful mideast. Seems to me that the neighbors just do not want Israel in their neighborhood and they keep those poor people (palestineans) hostage to their ideology.

bc we want peace and we value human life over a country

Even Jadaism is better than Islam. Islam is retarded.

they do? well let me tell u something,Palestinian patients who used to go to Israel to get treatment were treated really good,like humans,no pal patient can denay it ,why?becoz its on their land.otherwise they dont,at least the army,they used to treat us like non humans on point checks,i speak from personal experience,they would keep college student stuck up for hours on point checks,not for any possible reason,just to make it harder on us,they made getting in and out the strip a living hell,i dont see how they treat us any better. and plz shut up jdriven,u dont know anything about us so dont make it like u do,my hubby works hard,harder than u ever could,in conditions u wount bare for a second,he is a good surgeon,who tries to save lives than just trashing ppl,ive had it with u,just leave us out of ur closed mind.

Good question. Prior to 1967, Egypt controlled Gaza, and she mined the borders so the refugees were trapped there. Yet there was at that time no 'Palestinian people' as we know them today. They didn't utter a single word of complaint nor condemnation of Egypt. And prior to 1967, Jordan controlled the West Bank. Once again, there was no distinct entity which called itself the 'palestinian people' as they do today. Why was that? And if Israel is as terrible as some people in this forum keep insisting, why are millions of Israeli Arabs happy and content to live and work INSIDE Israel, as Israeli citizens? Why are they not fleeing to nearby Arab countries? Clearly, those who condemn Israel have never spent any time there and do not know what they are banging on about. Is Israel perfect? No. Is any nation? No.

I think you have your facts on backwards rom septmeber 2000 to march 2004 Palestinians killed-2,859 deaths including 527, or 19% children (below 18 years). At least 82% civilian. 600 killed by heavy weapons. 1,728 killed by live ammunition. 308 in assassination attacks/extrajudicial killings (grave breach of the 4th Geneva Convention and as such considered war crimes). 152 of those were bystanders or “unintended” victims, killed as they were with the victim, 35 were children and 25 were women. Investigations were not conducted, granting immunity to Israelis and allowing them to act unlawfully Palestinians injured-41000 West Bank4 :35.7% children, 32.4% by live ammunition, 64.9% upper body, 39% moderate-severe (16,673 cases, 28/02/02) Gaza Strip 5 : c.20% children, 37% live ammunition, 60% upper body, (6000 cases - 6/3/02) UNICEF estimates 7000 children injured Permanet disabilities-Estimated at 2,5007. Estimated 500 Palestinian child disabled Attacks on Emergency Medical Personnel and Services-25 (1 German) physicians / nurses / ambulance drivers killed while on duty (opening fire on ambulances/shelling of residential areas).10 425 PRCS and Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC) Emergency Medical Technicians and first aid workers injured (including 2 physicians). 121 ambulances were attacked and damaged. 36 PRCS and UPMRC ambulances destroyed. 197 attacks on PRCS ambulances by live ammunition, rubber bullets, and/or stones thrown by Israeli settlers. 991 incidents of denial of access to PRCS ambulances at roadblocks were reported. 85 Palestinian deaths due to prevention of access to emergency health care or treatment of chronic diseases. 290 counts of hospitals and clinics attacked and damaged. 71 emergency personnel and volunteers arrested since the invasion on 29 Match 11. During the long invasion in March/April 2002, UPMRC staff were stopped, detained and denied access up to 3 times daily, since April 2002 the mobile clinics severely obstructed. Attacks on Hospitals (wounding patients, cutting off electricity supplies)-Shelling of French hospital (Bethlehem), damages estimated at $25,000,12 Al Hussein hospital (Bethlehem).13 Live ammunition fired at Beit Jala, A-Dibs, French Hospitals in Bethlehem.14 Al Alia Hospital (Hebron) on 3 occasions,15 Al Yamama (Bethlehem), PRCS Maternity Hospital (Ramallah) and Ramallah General Hospital shelled;16 access denied to Khalid hospital (Ramallah) for several days17 Settlers attacked Augusta Victoria Hospital (Jerusalem), shot security officer (automatic gun).18 During the long invasion in March/April 2002 a large number of hospitals and medical clinics were attacked throughout the West Bank. Closures and curfews Collective punishment: Affects 3 million Palestinians in West Bank & Gaza Strip. The most severe and sustained set of movement restrictions imposed since the beginning of the occupation in 196723. - No access to medical care - Movement restrictions on medical personnel / supplies Internal closures and siege: 120 Israeli checkpoints in WB & GS. These and road blocks divide West Bank into 300 separate clusters and the Gaza Strip into 3 separate clusters. Severe internal closure: West Bank: 66% of days, Partial internal closure: West Bank: 34%, Gaza 94% of days24 Closure causes humanitarian problems such as water and gas shortages (ed Beit Furik & Beit Dajan). Other examples: Residents of Al Mawasi ‘tagged’ with identity numbers, so that Israeli army can permit them minimum movement in and out of area. Israel erected electric gate at entrance to al Sifa, residents permitted movement in/out only from 7-9am and 3-5pm. May 2002: Israeli government introduces new personal permit regime and makes movement between Palestinian towns in the West Bank impossible. The Bantustanization of the Palestinian territories is complete. Construction of “separation” fence between the West Bank and Israel started. External closures: West Bank and Gaza Strip sealed off from the rest of the world. Gaza International airport been closed since February 2001; “safe passage” between Gaza Strip & West Bank closed since Oct. 2000 (Oslo accords forbid its closure); frequent lengthy closure of bridge to Jordan, border with Egypt (Rafah entrance), entrances to Israel (Al-Mintar and Beit Hanoun crossings). Since the beginning of March 2002 the Israeli army has repeatedly invaded areas under Palestinian control and placed towns and villages under prolonged curfew. Palestinian arrests and detention by Israeli authorities-It is estimated that since the 29th of March 2002, 15,000 Palestinians have been detained, 6,000 of who remain in prison. Of these, 1,700 Palestinians are under administrative detention25 meaning they have not had a trial, and are imprisoned without charges being brought against them. 350 Palestinian children currently held in Israeli prisons and detention centers inside Israel and in the West Bank. Of these around 30 are held in administrative detention26. Many of the prisoners are subjected to torture and do not receive adequate medical care. Property Damage Attacks on residential areas (Collective punishment)-During the first 15 months of the Intifada physical damage amounted to US$ 305 million27. During the month long invasion in March/April the Israeli army destroyed and looted US$ 361 million worth of property28 Since the beginning of the Intifada until February 2002: Shelling & demolition destroyed 720 homes completely, and 11,553 damaged. 73,600 people were affected29. 30 mosques, 12 churches30, 134 water wells31, cemeteries. 34,606 olive & fruit trees uprooted32 & 1162.4 dunums of land confiscated33, 14,339 dunums of land bulldozed or burned34. During the March-April invasion: 881 homes destroyed, 2,883 houses in refugee camps damaged affecting 22,500 people living in those houses35. Gaza strip: more than 601 houses completely demolished, approx. 16,000 dunums (16 million square meters of land), mostly agricultural razed by the Israeli army36 Education (Collective punishment-MoE reports 850 schools temporarily closed, 8 schools turned into military barracks. 185 schools were shelled and fired upon by Israeli soldiers; 11 schools completely destroyed, 9 vandalized. 15 schools used as detention centers and army barracks. 132 Palestinian students killed and 2,500 injured on their way to or from school 1135 school days have been lost because of Israeli attacks37. During the long invasion in March/April 2002 54, 730 teaching sessions per day were lost due the complete cessation of classes Economic conditions (Collective punishment) -Total income losses to Palestinian economy est. between $ 3.2-10 billion (income only, does not include cost of destruction of public and private property). Daily domestic losses: $6.0 – 8.6 million/business day Total wage income loss: $59.4 million Unemployment: Gaza 67%, West Bank 48% 75% of Palestinians living in poverty (less than $2 a day): 84.6% in Gaza and 57.8% in the West Bank38 Economic losses forcing 69% of Palestinian firms either to shut down or reduce production39 51% drop in GNP.40 Israel prevents 125,000 Palestinians from going to work41. The World Bank estimates that in case of a solution to the conflict and lifting of the closure it will take at least 2 years for the Palestinian economy to restore to a pre-Intifada per capita income level42 UN Resolutions/ Reports: Condemning Israel for disproportionate and excessive use of force against Palestinian civilians and failure to adhere to international laws.-7 May 2002: UN General Assembly, 10th Emergency Special Session resumed. Resolution ES-10/10: condemns the attacks committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Jenin refugee camp, and also condemns the refusal by Israel to cooperate with the Secretary-General’s fact-finding team to Jenin RC. Demands that Israel cease all hindrances and obstacles to the work of humanitarian org. and UN agencies in the OPT. 19 April 2002: Security Council resolution 1405: calls on Israel to lift the restrictions imposed on the operations of humanitarian organizations and welcomes the initiative of the Secretary-General to send a fact finding team to develop accurate information regarding events in the Jenin RC. (Israel refused to cooperate with the fact-finding team) 30 March 2002: Security Council resolution 1402: calls on Israel to withdraw its troops from Palestinian cities 15 April 2002: UN Human Right Commission condemns Israel for mass killings of Palestinians, blames Israel for “gross violations” of humanitarian law and affirms the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to resist the Israeli occupation 20 Dec 2001: General Assembly calls for halt to violence, implementation of Mitchell Report, reiterates applicability of IV Geneva Convention 6 Dec 2001: 114 Signatories to IV Geneva Convention issued joint declaration condemning Israel for indiscriminate and disproportionate use of violence and call for Israel to abide by international humanitarian law 3 Dec 2001: General Assembly votes on 6 resolutions criticizing Israel, areas include – status of Jerusalem, illegal Israeli settlements, inalienable rights of Palestinian people to self determination. 23 Nov 2001: UN Committee Against Torture, condemning Israeli practices 7- 13 Nov 2000: Mary Robinson, UN Human Rights Commissioner visits the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Following this she recommended the establishment of an international monitoring presence in the OPT. 20 Oct 2000: UN General Assembly, 10th Emergency Special Session 19 Oct 2000: UN Commission on Human Rights, 5th Special Session 11-15 Oct 2000: Special Rapporteur to the Commission on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 7 Oct 2000: UN Security Council Resolution 1322: deplores the provocation carried our at the Al-Haram Al-Shari

if by better treatment you mean enforced occupation, checkpoints around every large town,restricted movement within ones own country, gun crazed marauding settlers taking pot shots at palestinian taxis, then yes, why?

Have you ever seen a refugee camp in the Palestinian Territories? Have you ever seen one in Lebanon? Both on the same level. Both treated the same way. Cheers!