The problem for creating peace in the region is that historically it hasn't mattered what Israel has done, it's existence has been enough to create ongoing violence against it, if you are an Israeli right now you are thinking the worst most brutal attack against Israeli citizens, Jews in the world in general since the second world war came after a period of sustained 20 year non intervention when Israel pulled all settlers out of Gaza, didnt interfere with the civilian administration and allowed vast numbers of Gazans to cross the border to work in Israel, all of the things that we as outsiders claim Israel should do to bring peace they pretty much did in Gaza and all it got them was raped and murdered citizens by the thousands.
If you are an Israeli voter the obvious inference from Oct 7th is peace is impossible and so the only path to security is through brutality and ethnic cleansing, at that point even if you dont want war, even if you want a peaceful solution you are going to think 'well I don't want my kids killed so I guess we have to kill all the other guys instead'
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