Fails to address the underlying problem SupportiveArgument1 #8882 Israeli leaders have convinced themselves that the harder you beat the Palestinians, the softer they will become. But when this is over, the rage against Israelis will have hardened, and the same old compromises will still be waiting by the roadside of history, untended and unmade. |
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- CitationsAdd new citationList by: CiterankMapLink[1] The true story behind this war is not the one Israel is telling
Author: Johann Hari Publication info: 29 December 2009 Cited by: David Price 8:56 PM 29 December 2008 GMT Citerank: (2) 8866Support for Hamas fuelled by martyrdomSupport for Hamas is fuelled by an ideology of resistance and martyrdom—and the young people of the Gaza Strip will more filled with hate, and more determined to fight back, with stones or suicide vests or rockets.1198CE71, 8884Hamas offered a ceasefire just prior to the Israeli attackYuval Diskin, head of Shin Bet, told the Israeli cabinet on 23 December that Hamas was interested in continuing the truce in return for an end to the blockade of Gaza, and an Israeli ceasefire on the West Bank.13EF597B URL:
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Excerpt / Summary "Israeli leaders have convinced themselves that the harder you beat the Palestinians, the softer they will become. But when this is over, the rage against Israelis will have hardened, and the same old compromises will still be waiting by the roadside of history, untended and unmade."
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