Comment Re: It's about Israel again.. (Score 1) 66
Hamas claims to agree to a "interim" Palestinian state along the 1967 borders but will still not recognize Israel. That is barely an improvement from all or nothing. Israel left Gaza and we saw what happened with Hamas was in charge.
What we saw was a military blockade, Israel controlling ever aspect of Palestinian's lives, their coming and going from Palestine, periodic "mowing the lawn," and the list goes on. For those who think Palestinians didn't try peaceful means, please look up "The Great March of Return." Israel never left Gaza. They turned it into an open air prison camp.
The reason for the blockade was the constant terrorism. I think the people of Gaza and the West Bank got what they asked for. When they sent their fellow people to blow up buses, stab innocent people and to use their vehicles to try to ram Israelis with the cars. When they celebrated every Israeli killed and called the murderers hero's and paid their family salaries based on how many people were killed. Yes check points were put up, the same thing happened at the U.S airports and other airports around the world due to 9/11. The people of Gaza, formerly held by Egypt before 1967, have a border with Egypt. Egypt keeps the border closed because they don't want the terrorist in their country either. But let's not forget all the glorious before and after shots of Gaza being put up on social media. It sure doesn't look like an open air prison to me. It looks like any Israeli city and many other Middle Eastern Cities. In fact, it looked nicer than many Middle Eastern countries. But the leadership and people of gaza chose hate and terror over love and growth. Speaking of the Great March of Return. Demanding that they get free access to cross a border with Israel and demanding the return of those who fled (or were chased out) during the recreation of Israel in 1948 or the war of 1967. What right do they have, they started a war and lost. They had open borders with Israel and chose terror over freedom. The people of Gaza are sheep being led by hate. It does need to end, but with love and without Hamas and without a new fake Palestinian Arab people.