At first I quoted your response to me but I think it’ll be best answering to this comment since it pretty much sums up the situation.
In my eye, and so does many Israelis, peace with the Palestinians is impossible due to their exaggerated claims and demands over any past (and future) negotiation.
In negotiation, same as in Oslo, you may agree on 8 points out of 10 and execute those. In every negotiation with the Palestinians that wasn’t the case. The “right to return” demand was a red line for them and if no agreement was met in that respect, the entire negotiation is a no go.
Hence, your comment here is a great one. Israel can’t solve the issue from its side, because the other side doesn’t want Israel’s and the international community’s solutions. Israel can do maximum effort in managing the conflict but not to solve it. Israel has only one thing that the Palestinians want and it’s something Israel can never give.
So yeah, we’ll be back in Gaza and there will be more bloodshed.
I just hope for a leadership that’ll make an effort to negotiate with the Palestinians and hopefully they’ll have a supportive leadership as well.

my back and forth earlier was to the effect that: In my opinion, If Israel wants lasting peace it has to do something different, noting repeating the same thing is likely to lead to the same result. The sustained bombing of Gaza, over 2 years, was a catastrophic mistake, and while it may take Israel decades to realise this, the sooner this is realised, the better, for Israel. A different road needs to be explored, yet is not being explored.

This post was edited by ferdia on Jun 4 2026 11:15am