Actually Todd if you look back little farther in history they did just that. They might not have "stole" the land but they did take it by force. The persian empire came through and slaughtered all that would not convert in thier conquest. The Jews were there first and have just as much "right" to the land and likely more if you use your logic. I guess the Jews should have just forced conversion or death on all of them as the persians did and we would not have this mess now.
Iran would like nothing more than to boost there standing in the middle east by taking out Isreal as well. Then the suadis, Jordan, egypt and everyone el se who does not follow islamic law. No it is not the people, it is the govern but they still control teh policy and the military just like here in the good old U.S. of A.