The prime minister said he won’t allow the Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza, his sharpest comments yet against the White House plan for after the war.
My understanding of past negotiations regarding the the two-state solution is that they proposed a “path to statehood” for Palestinians, not a one-and-done solution. It was a “give-a-little, get-a-little” incremental approach where the Palestinian proto-state would gradually gain more independence as it developed effective an effective governmental infrastructure, and as it could satisfy Israel that it could control terrorist elements within Palestine and resist being controlled by Iran and its proxies. Initially, Israel would control the borders of the Palestinian proto-state and have a military presence, but would gradually give those functions over to the Palestinian government if peace could be sustained.
Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who found it rather easy to smash that fragile and tentative method of peace-making. Also, of course, Iran provides non-stop support for the Palestinian factions that want to continue the conflict. And the Israeli far right does the same, probably with the support of American evangelicals who think the Rapture is just around the corner. It is a sad state of affairs for those who actually want peace.
Edit: I probably responded too quickly because your edit came to me after I already submitted my response.
To address your edit, yes, I agree with you that Israeli actions since about the mid-2000s with the aggressive expansion of settlements has only made the situation worse. It is my belief that both Hamas and Israeli right-wing governments have had the same goal since the failure of the two-state solution negotiations, and that is to provoke violence, make the other side look bad, and gain the support of sponsors and the international community.
My understanding of past negotiations regarding the the two-state solution is that they proposed a “path to statehood” for Palestinians, not a one-and-done solution. It was a “give-a-little, get-a-little” incremental approach where the Palestinian proto-state would gradually gain more independence as it developed effective an effective governmental infrastructure, and as it could satisfy Israel that it could control terrorist elements within Palestine and resist being controlled by Iran and its proxies. Initially, Israel would control the borders of the Palestinian proto-state and have a military presence, but would gradually give those functions over to the Palestinian government if peace could be sustained.
Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who found it rather easy to smash that fragile and tentative method of peace-making. Also, of course, Iran provides non-stop support for the Palestinian factions that want to continue the conflict. And the Israeli far right does the same, probably with the support of American evangelicals who think the Rapture is just around the corner. It is a sad state of affairs for those who actually want peace.
Edit: I probably responded too quickly because your edit came to me after I already submitted my response.
To address your edit, yes, I agree with you that Israeli actions since about the mid-2000s with the aggressive expansion of settlements has only made the situation worse. It is my belief that both Hamas and Israeli right-wing governments have had the same goal since the failure of the two-state solution negotiations, and that is to provoke violence, make the other side look bad, and gain the support of sponsors and the international community.