Once again Israelis and Palestinians have locked arms in a macabre, and futile dance of death. Hamas, which has no future to offer the Palestinians, pursues the dead end of seeking Israel's destruction. In the process, Gaza, and any hope for a decent life for the Palestinians, is devastated.
Frustrated Israel, harassed by Hamas's asymetric tactic of intermittent rocket attacks on its civilians, and unable to modify Hamas's intransigent charter calling for the elimination of the Jewish state, attempts to up the ante for Hamas by punishing, violent blows. In the process the hapless Gaza residents endure a life of constant deprivation, fear, helpless rage, death and injury.
The other Arab states are happy to use the plight of the Palestinians as a propaganda tool against Israel, and the United States. The welfare of the Palestinians occupies no space in their agenda. In fact a peaceful resolution of the conflict could endanger the controlling oligarchies by eliminating the value of the conflict to divert their subjects from their failed governance.
Some conflicts defy resolution. This may be one. The most that we can hope for would be a shaky, but prolonged armistice. Then time, globalization, and technology might stimulate a gradual evolution into peace.
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