Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: PLO: Israel election results 'destroy chance for peace' [View all]Fozzledick
(3,879 posts)That's why the Palestinians have consistently rejected every offer of a two state solution; they don't really want it. They think they can eventually achieve conquest if they just refuse to make peace, and so the war drags on without end.
To suggest that Israel can appease them by surrendering territory while they continue to press their attacks, or that a stable state can be created without a solid peace agreement and cessation of hostilities first is absurd. As we've seen in Gaza, it only reinforces their belief that violence is the way to success and encourages an immediate escalation.
And it isn't Israel that chooses to preserve the status quo. Their original plan was to withdraw from the West Bank as soon as Gaza stabilized, but the Palestinians choose to prevent that.
Hamas is happy with their Iranian-financed dictatorship in Gaza, and Abbas is perfectly content to divert foreign aid into his Swiss bank accounts. Neither of them want a real peace that would threaten their personal cash flow and local monopoly on power.