I don't like fundamentionalism of any sort. I'm a neo-Pagan/agnostic and a likely target of most Abrahamic religious fundamentilists.
First off, like my Irish ancestors, Palestinians are the victims of colonialism. The Palestinians were ruled by the Romans, the Turks, British, and finally Jewish settlers who now make up Israel. Palestinians don't practice apartheid; they don't have the capability to do so. Seggregation policies require a police and military force willing to be brutal. Israel has one of the top 10 militaries in the world. Palestine does not. By reading the news, it's Israeli planes and armed forces killing Palestinian civilians and bulldozing their homes even if they had nothing to do with the suicide bombers. And Israel kills 3-5 Palestinians for every Israeli killed by suicide bombers. That is not a justice. That is a war crime.
Palestinians, like all humans, are subject to prejudice, but the Palestinians didn't invite Jews from Europe to come to Palestine. Palestinians weren't given a voice because Britain made that decision.
Like the Native American Indians, Palestinians are the subject of genocide and apartheid by a foreign intruder -- Jews who immigrated from abroad and settle in Palestine looking to restore an ancient country on someone else's land. The Palestinian struggle is very similar to the one the Native Americans endured with white settlers in the 19th century and in fact, Native American activists have publicly made the connection.
Palestinians and Native Americans, Kindred Spirits http://www.palestinechronicle.com/article.php?story=20020527174056418Palestinians also include Christians and secularists, as well as Muslims, and many Palestinians are well educated. Because Islamic fundamentalists are a small minority, at least for now, Palestinian women have strong voice within their culture, and Palestinians, not Iraqis, would most likely to be an example of democracy in the Middle East because many Palestinians have been educated in Western schools and have experienced democracy. If Palestinians are given a just and fair settlement and a land where they can economicly grow without being strangled by Israel, Palestine would be the shining example of democracy in the Middle East.