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Originally Posted by longsuffering
I'll repeat a question that went unanswered several pages ago. Maybe blankall and Naga will be good enough to offer their opinion.
How can Israel ever hope to achieve peace with Gazans after killing hundreds of non-combatants including women and children?
Do you honestly expect the Palestinians in Gaza to one day think "I understand why Israel did this"? "It was because Gaza elected a Hamas government. My wife or child is dead, my home is in ruins but we, ourselves are to blame, all is forgiven."
In the history of mankind, when has that ever happened?
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Since we are talking about expectations based on the results of historical events/wars, does it ever work out in the long run that long lasting peace is achieved through stop-gap measures like temporary ceasefires and self-imposed stalemates?
It seems to me that true peace doesn't typically occur until one side is unconditionally defeated (which of course, usually has a cost to it).