Comment by xdennis
1 year ago
> And then everyone who wants peace invests lots of money and expertise over a long time to build a modern, prosperous, stable Palestinian society
When Israel left Gaza in 2005 it had no blockade and an airport. Israel blockaded them and bombed their airport because they kept using everything to attack Israel.
If Gaza and the West Bank were given complete independence with no interference, what makes you think it will turn out different and they won't use the open borders to bring in weapons to attack Israel?
That certainly will happen. It's part of the "despite whatever setbacks, attacks, and sabotage occur from within and without" aspect. Israelis need to be able to turn the other cheek in order to break the cycle of violence.
I realize that this goes against human nature and may be impossible.