No. War in no way implies equality. I could go to war with a troop of baboons. It would be unequal and unadvisable. Israel has received billions in aid because they were nearly wiped out (as an entire race) by the Nazi regime. They’ve received aid because they’ve spent the last 80 years living amid perpetual threat to their existence. They receive aid because the Arab world has largely called for their full destruction, whether overt or subliminal. I’m no Zionist, and I don’t choose sides except when there’s obvious moral rights. I would never go so far as to say that Israel is innocent. In today’s global climate no nation is “innocent.” Everyone has some kind of blood on their hands, whether direct or indirect. However, Hamas (a recognized terrorist organization) and Palestine are far from victims. As with all wars, there are innocents. For that I am sad. As a man who has fought in two wars, few know that more than me. But as a man with experience on the ground in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and numerous other places, I feel confident in my comprehension of the Middle Eastern sphere of violence.