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Originally Posted by Osem
All of that may/may not be true but Israel's actions are only exacerbating the situation and turning more people against them. Those being pulverised in Gaza have few options, Israel has many and it's about time they acted with some humanity and broke the cycle of ever more aggressive and indiscriminate retaliation. Killing thousands of innocent people does nothing to aid their cause.
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Having said that, there was a time prior to the invasion when Hamas could have prevented the cycle from starting by ceasing rocket fire but they chose not to.
As far as I know, Hamas has never said that it will cease firing rockets if the Israelis withdraw.
While the rockets are being fired the situation will continue and Israel will remain more convinced than ever that the only way to stop the rockets is to destroy Hamas.
Unfortunately, in the process, many non-Militant Palestinian civilians will be killed too.
If Hamas were given a free homeland, there is no guarantee that they would accept and respect an Israeli homeland.
The Israelis are unlikely to support a Palestinian claim for a homeland if Hamas is not willing to accept and respect the existence of Israel.