Ashrob, CNN is not neutral. You say "pro-Israeli news source." You'll have a hard time finding it among the "big" representatives of the News Media industry.
As for them shooting the kid who threw a rock, well, your "neutral sources" just forgot to mention that Palestinian snipers were shooting at the tank from the same direction the kid was throwing it.
Also, in general, when I read complaints about schools and hospitals and apartment buildings being destroyed by the Israelis, I think that the following is omitted:'
1-Students in said schools are taught, since age 3, that blowing themselves up is good. So many don't kill themselves without proper conditioning. It's against human nature,
2-Said hospitals and apartment buildings are often concealing stockpiles of weapons and Hamas bases; Hamas is a terrorist organization, though CNN calls it "militant."
3-Remember several incidents when some apartment buildings blew up? Without Israeli interference? Without anybody planting a bomb there? Well, they blew up because something malfunctioned in the cellar. In fact, the cellar was a weapons stash, and an explosive accidentally went off. So yeah, that's ISrael's fault too.
Israel is a Jewish nation now. It was recognized in 1948 by the UN. Even given its constant Anti-Israel actions, the UN recognized Israel (in its time). Even FRANCE recognized it. The SOVIET UNION recognized ISrael as legitimate.
Simultaneously, in 1948, the UN acknowledged a PAlestinian state that was to COEXIST with Israel. This is apart from Jordan, whose population is about 80% Palestinian, 20% Jordanian. Furthermore, ISRAEL acknowledged the legitimacy of this state. Everybody agreed...except the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
But of course, it's all Israel's fault that Yassir Arafat doesn't want a state.
Why no? Well, it's not profitable for him. Assume simply that he doesn't care about his people as much as he says he does, and it all falls into place. To support this assumption, compare the amount of money the Palestinian Authority receives annually to the quality of life of most Palestinians. But anyway, if he doesn't care for the well-being of his "people," now is the perfect situation. If Palestine were to be a state and he its leader, that would mean definite deadlines, real demands, responsibility. Now, nobody cares where the money from the EU and human rights groups goes. They all hate Israel. Arafat's refusal of Ehud Barack's unprecedented proposal in 2000 was the best thing he could have done for his regime and himself! When ISrael besieged him in his Ramalla compound, he needed not to worry; the world community came through and pressured SIrael to stop the siege. Would he be able to have such affluence if Palestine were a state and he its head? NO.
For those of you who have never been in Israel, who have never lived the horror, and/or who do not know the full story (or don't want to know), well, you're in no place to join the debate.
By the way, I would like to recommend the following link, as reading:
http://www.city-journal.org/html/13_3_israel.html