Having visited Israel, I'd put the numbers who "just want to get along and get on with their lives" on both sides even higher. Watching a group Ultra-Orthodox

Having visited Israel, I'd put the numbers who "just want to get along and get on with their lives" on both sides even higher. Watching a group Ultra-Orthodox Jews having a sign along in the street lead by a Arab guitarist busker is a sight I won't forget. The smiles on all sides were radiant. Ditto for the citizens in Russia and Ukraine. The hell in both places wasn't created by "ordinary people". And if China and Taiwan go to war, I'd be stunned if the citizens on both sides would support if they knew what comes next. The leaders on the one making the first move will of course go to great lengths to ensure they don't, until it becomes "us or them".