format_quote Originally Posted by KAding
Well. Yes. And we both know that if they had had the capability they would have done exactly that, being cheered by no doubt many on this forum. They try their best anyway, but they are obviously the military underdog at the moment. Besides, had they had the military advantage they would have 'liberated' all of Israel already.
Who would have cheered or Hamas would have done the same doesn't make it right. The point is the people who are supporting Israel on this would have supported this if the situation was reversed on them?
Suicide bombing became popular during the mid nineties, mainly because Hamas and Islamic Jihad wanted to sabotage the peace process.
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I would suggest Israel retreat behind the 1967 armistice line and give up any claims to a greater Israel. I also hope the Palestinians would then be able to give up any claims on Israel proper.
It seems so easy really. Everyone knows this is how it must be arranged, but the extremists on both sides don't seem to agree. Both partially driven by an apparent religious belief that owning that land is their God-given right.
I agree with you except the last sentence. Extremist are every where, esp. they normally surface themselves in tense situations. International community puts the reasonable pressure on both (Israel and Palestine) to stop the violence, but I hope US becomes unbiased player, put equal pressure on Israel to stop the violence as it puts on Israel, and I hope international forces put between on the two based on 1967 borders until things cool down and two state plan is completed. I think majority of people on both sides would not oppose 1967 borders.
Like you said solution is not difficult, but it needs enforcement, because Israel and Palestine are like two fighting lads in a play ground. They won't stop until someone breaks them apart and stop the tit-for-tat retaliation. And the longer it goes, the more problem it'll create for rest of the world.
Imagine if it would have been resolved before 90s, then perhaps we wouldn't suicide bombers in Mideast. But I don't see a solution anytime soon, and people don't learn until they suffer a big loss. For example, Europe was a big mess before the 2 world wars. Until after the 2 world wars they learned not to fight. I just hope history doesn't repeat itself.