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Obviously there is a history. But if someone is telling me that a group of people, as a group, deserve the denial of human rights, than it is equivalent to me to telling me that the group is less than human, that is, sub-human. Keep in mind that a main excuse for mass exterminations around the world has been that one group or another feels that another group is less than human.

With everyone having a long list of grievances, one has to start somewhere. Let the start be that

All people have certain unalienable rights.

What is so wrong with that statement that it does not apply universally? If we can't agree on that, then the problem has truly migrated to here as well.

If you don't start from that, then I am not sure that I have a right to say to any people whose rights are consistently being denied that they should not take up arms against their oppressors.

Note that my entire response is hitherto devoid of any reference to Jews, Israelis, Arabs, Muslims, Nazis, Palestinians, Polish, Irish, blacks, Orientals, and you-name-its.

I don't want my tax dollars subsidizing any government, and certainly not a government that is not willing to endorse the statement in bold above. I don't care what color or what religion is involved.

What is it about "All people have certain inalienable rights" that you don't understand?