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Originally Posted by WCW Nitro
I love how the news outlets/politicians always talk about how this is a "complex" situation. No, it isn't, when the Palestinians don't fire rockets they see Israel building settlements on Palestinian land. The choice for Palestinians is watch your land being taken away if you do nothing or get get mercilessly bombed when you do fight back.
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This is very wrong. I guarantee that after this latest round of fighting is done, Netanyahu will use this as an opportunity to boost his strong man image. He will make a statement stating he doesn't bow to terrorists, and will specifically reaffirm his commitment to the settler movement.
Among the more moderate israelis, the settlements are seen as a necessary buffer to rocket attacks. The more settlements they can get, the harder it is to launch rockets at cities like Tel Aviv.
This has been the consistent pattern. After each round of violence the settler activity accelerates. If Biden doesn't step in, I could see Netanyahu going as far as to announce a new major settlement block just to push his position.