I will tend to agree with Tinordi, in only that the Mideast peace process is a mess. Israel has lost a lot of the momentum that it had since Sharon went out of the picture. Of course blaming Israel as the only cause of this is simplistic and one sided. That means we ignore the vast influence the other regional players have at the table, including notably Iran who has no interest in peace. And make no mistake trying to negotiate "peace" with an avowed terrorist group aimed at destroying you is a fools game to me.
And let's not ignore the history of Israel. While this is muddying the issue of peace at hadn't we cannot forget that all the people using for peace now have tried violence as their primary method, when that failed are now wondering why genuine negotiating is not working?
And Tinordi do you really think that Hamas is going to provide an inclusive progressive government that the Palestinians need?
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