Reply #30: I think a resolution will have to be imposed. [View All]

[bemildred]

I don't see Hamas and the Israeli government ever working out a deal that both accept on their own, at least not as things are now. But in saying "not as things are now", I am lead back to "imposed", that is the result of outside forces. Neither side is in a position to impose it's will, and neither is politically in a position to compromise to the necessary extent. If fact it's even contentious to work towards that end, to attempt to ratchet down the violence and the rhetoric. As with this truce offer.

(For those who will say "Israel could militarily crush the Palestinians", I say that I can go shoot my neighbor for pissing me off too, but that doesn't mean that is going solve my problems, it will just create newer and worse ones.)