(1) Israel uses the position of its people to keep it secure. But the Arab states try to use their power over oil production to get what they want. I don't see how this is wrong by either side. They are just using the assets they have.
(2) I've heard this brought up hundreds of times, but...
Try to look at this logically. Everyone is playing politics and you'd be ignorant to claim otherwise. The reason Sharon needs to keep making concessions is to keep his powerful friends willing to step in if necessary. If he never made any effort for peace then he would have a hard time...
You could spend your whole life trying to guess WHY God does anything that he does. So odds are that we'll never know for sure His reasoning behind some things. But in this case I'll guess that since man was made to take care of the earth God created and woman was made to assist him, the order...