you want to start discussions with moderate Palestinians. I believe that you have missed this time. Even at the time of the first Intifada, there were people like Mrs. Ashrawi (?) (See also reminds me of her name not at the moment!) And do not forget: Even your occupation policies contributed to these moderates, still bring in Palestine rooted forces to silence and the extremists to power .
I have to keep emphasizing that I am personally for the non-violent resistance and reject terror as a weapon. I think it is a hypocrisy, assuming all terrorists now, they led an unfair fight, a fight that must not, however, lead the armies fighting fair, so fights can be. In the terrorist attacks we speak of innocent victims (quite rightly!), But in Army operations are called the same thing in a cynical way: inevitable collateral damage (the word of the century!). If a group without large financial resources that will reach a goal, a well-equipped army and police is facing, it remains (except the non-violent resistance) than any other weapon of terror. Just the Israelis with their experiences with the Haganah, the Irgun and other terrorist groups Zwa Leumi should have known in my mind that a war against terrorists never win. Even Napoleon never succeeded in eliminating the English guerrillas. Mao said the guerrillas would have to move like fish in water (or something similar). We can also reverse the sentence: The water allows the guerrillas. You can only "act" if they are supported by a majority of the population or at least of a sufficiently large group of people who give them any time "shelter" and logistical and financial support. The RAF in Germany and the "Brigade Rossi in Italy were" live "as long as they enjoyed the support of a large part of the European left. They died and withered, as this support dried up more and more.
As the election show in Palestine, Hamas enjoys the support not only a large group, but the majority of the Palestinians. It is this invincible for the Israeli army ... of which I am convinced. It is a power in Palestine and enjoy much sympathy in the Arab world and is also supported heavily by this Arab world. This power, it is possible to integrate quickly into a peace process.
I write this not out of sympathy for Hamas, but for fear of Israel!
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