Middle East, 1948-present: Since 1948, the state of Israel has meant
the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people and war on the adjacent
countries. Since its founding, Israel has launched wars or military
aggression against Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan. When
Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982 to destroy and expel the Palestine
Liberation Organization, Israeli troops stood guard outside the Sabra
and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon as their
Lebanese Phalangist [pro-Israeli fascist militia] allies went door to
door gunning down whole families, raping women and girls before
murdering them, and castrating men and boys. Estimates of the number
of dead range from 700 to several thousand. In 2007, Israel imposed a
blockade against the 1.5 million inhabitants of Gaza. Living
conditions became unbearable and the United Nations warned of a
humanitarian crisis. From December 27, 2008 to January 18, 2009,
Israel struck Gaza with massive air attacks and a ground invasion. At
least 1,300 Palestinians were killed and countless homes wiped out.
It is a statement of fact that Israel has started all the wars its
been involved in.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/11/bill-maher-muslims-islam-benghazi