Comment by Terr_

Yeah, IMO a key idea--which I wish was more popular in the zeitgeist--is this:

The vast majority of Palestinians and Israelis are both being abused by their respective leaderships, which--for many years now--have desired and actively promoted some degree of violent-threat and indefinite strife, because it's how they maintain power and crush political rivals.

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P.S.: For fellow Americans thinking "that can't happen here", there's good evidence that Richard Nixon tried to sabotage--or at least delay--US/Vietnam peace talks in order to get himself elected President. [0] In either case, the war continued for another five years.

[0] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/notes-indicate-nix...