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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
They are merely a symptom of 70 years of theft and heavy handed justice meted out by Israel.
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No. They are a symptom of Israel existing. If you think that Hamas wouldn't exist if Israel suddenly backed out and said "We ####ed up, sorry guys. We got carried away and what we've done is horrible. Please forgive us," you're just not realizing what gave rise to Hamas and to the forefathers of Hamas that were there in 1947. It's not that they feel persecuted. It's that they feel that the very existence of a Jewish state is wrong. It is a heresy of the Jews to think they can have a place there. It cannot exist.
That belief is why Israel has such a heavy hand with the territories they captured when they were attacked. There are people in these territories that want to see them wiped out. Not because they took that land, but because they had their own land to begin with. Until we solve that problem, Israel will keep going overboard to protect themselves. And that is the issue. How does Israel defend it self, while the Palestinians don't suffer. Just giving the land back is a step, but it doesn't solve the biggest issue here. And without a guarantee of solving the issue, why would Israel capitulate at all?