Israel implemented a policy of bulldozing homes as a response to suicide murders. It appears to have worked, there is a dramatic decrease in suicide attacks. Parents now beg their kids to ignore the Hamas thugs, afraid of their homes being destroyed. Terrible it got to that. Israel would have preferred peace.
As for the claims of mass murder and exile against Palestinians, that is pure hate speech. How else do you explain Arabs living in Israel? We're there isolated battles? Of course, Israel was attacked. Several countries attacked Israel, what we see today is the result. Had there been peace on day one the Palestinians would have prospered with Israel as an ally. Too many mistakes by the Palestinians and their so called trusting neighbours, over and over.
I am unsure about settlements, as long as there is no peace and no one negotiating in good faith on the PA side, Israel continues narrowing Palestinian options. Why would Israel prolong this? They just cannot see the Arab world tolerating them, and the fact they don't negotiate proves it. They gave gaza to the PA and got rockets in return. Israel is just the front line, other countries are becoming nervous.
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