Reply #2: Derfner certainly asks the question with fierceness. To me, the attitude he describes

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is really the crux.

I think liberal zionists here feel it too. That's why there is so much support for stuff for efforts to build mutual NICENESS... like ONE VOICE... as in, if Palestinians were "good," then supporters of Israel wouldn't have to have those feelings, and if there weren't those feelings, we could make peace. I'm not just talking about terror here. There are liberal zionists who consider rock throwing "violent resistance."

That thinking might be true to some extent, but the gov't of Israel continues to incite, making it impossible for Palestinians to sustain enough "goodness" to change the attitude of Israelis. See the blog peace I posted today about nonviolence...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x272780

Why do Israeli leaders continue to torpedo peace? Because at a basic level, SOME in charge don't really want to make peace. Really, WHY? Just yesterday, another house was bulldozed in East Jerusalem, leaving a family with 7 kids homeless. WHY? WHY? WHY? Who in the hell makes these decisions? Don't they realize the consequences? Don't they realize the HATRED this engenders?

Is hatred an unreasonable response to this continued oppression?

Peace can't hinge on "perfect behavior" by Palestinians. This will forever be impossible to maintain. It's too tenuous. Peace has to come on the back of something bigger... a larger desire on the part of Israelis. This is where I believe BDS come in...