Why do people keep on believing that if the Palestinians are given everything they want that they will then live in peace? In 2000 Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza. The Palestinians were given exactly what they wanted. 'Judenrein' or "Cleansed of Jews"!
There wasn't a Jew, a soldier and outpost left...nothing. Everything was withdrawn.
How did the Palestinians respond?
Did they build roads, schools, sanitation, industry,...? Nope. They were given more than they had ever gotten from anyone else. The Brits never gave them as much under the British Mandate. The Egyptians never gave them a thing. The Jordanians too (Black September anyone?)
So what did they do? They looted everything that was given to them by the international community (remember the hot houses among other things?) that was meant to give them a start and then they used Gaza to launch rockets at Israel.
Why should Israel keep on giving land when they get no assurances of peace?
No one trusts peacekeepers anyway.
Until the Palestinians can prove they can rule their own people -and it is their responsibility to do so- then Israel must not give up land, a tangible asset, for peace, a non-tangible promise.
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