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Right now only one side is doing the blowing things up stuff: Israel.

You know what makes, maybe, Hamas go away? Open and free election, a cease fire followed by a peace treaty followed by international recognition of Palestine as a nation with free access to the sea and everything else that entails. With a neutral, demilitarized zone between Israel and Palestine, a zone save guarded by an international force with a very robust mandate. Because by know, both side need to be seperated to avoid future conflict. That would also mean a full review by an international court of all sentences by Israeli military courts against Palestinians, in cases a general amnesty is not applicable.

Oh, I almost forgot: A rebuilding plan for Gaza and other Palestinian territories. A massive one, comparable to the Marshall Plan after WW2. A plan in which Israel would have a keen interest in paeticipating if peace is the goal. Oh, yes, and a complete abandonnent of Israels illegal settlement policy and the settlements.

In exchange for Israel recognizing all of the above, and international support of that, the new Palestinian nation agrees to recognize Israel as well.

How does that sound? Not magic, I know, but something that worked in principle in Northern Ireland for example.




All of this seems quite reasonable to me, and I'm certain Gazans would agree to it. Certainly polls suggest the majority would support it [0].

I'd also add that there needs to be an end to apartheid in Israel. There may also be need of a deradicalisation program.

[0] https://en-social-sciences.tau.ac.il/sites/socsci-english.ta...




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