| Kasz216 said: I don't people think that. I think in general people think it's ridicilious to expect Israel to give a country to people who are constantly firing rockets at them and electing leaders who want to "Wipe them off the map." Hamas won that election fair and square and should be considered the legal rulers of Gaza. They simply aren't beause the international community does not like what that would entail. Aka the attacks that were once terrorist are now acts of war. Allowing Israel even more free reign in the conflict. As such the International community is propping up a bunch of corrupt politicians who are pretty worthless themselves. Even if a peace was reached, Hamas wouldn't agree to it and they have the peoples support. There is no real way for a peace to be reached as long as the people support Hamas more then the opposite party. The recent shift towards Palestinian support towards the chosen puppet regime has given Hamas unintentional free reign and pushed Israel in a corner. |
And I despise Hamas and what they stand for, radicalism and militantism.
However it was the failure of the PA and Israel to make progress as well as some of Israels more aggressive policies that led to their election. Its hard to deny that the Palestinians have had their lives made difficult by Israel, the constant encroachment of settlements and checkpoints into the West Bank and the blockade on Gaza are really messing up their lives.
Also I wouldn't think of it as Israel 'giving' a country to them, thats slightly generous to Israel. I would think of it more as Israel leaving an occupied territory, internationally the West Bank and Gaza strips are not recognised as part of Israel and I don't believe even Israel claims that they are part of its territory.
Essentially it was a lack of faith in the peace process caused by the consistent failures of both sides to come to a peace agreement that led the Palestinians to elect Hamas and the Israelis to elect Netanyahu.
I would also say there is probably no way for peace as long as Israel has its current far-right nationalist government or peace in Gaza as long as Hamas is in control there.
So yeah, both sides are to blame for the problem, blaming it purely on one side will only end up making the problem worse.
Edit: Also thought I should add that Abbas is generally considered to be the legitimate head of the PNA, and that Fatah is considered internationally to be the legitimate government of both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
