Quote Originally Posted by Feanor
The only thing that will quarantee security for Isreal in the long run is peace with its neighbours, including the Palestinians. I've said this for 40 years. It would involve consessions from Isreal followed by acceptance by the other parties.

But Isreal has never been prepared to make meaningful consessions. How come? Basically is that they feel they are negociating from strength: military if not moral. Why given in while we're winning they ask, (implicitly)? But you aren't "winning" if you can't win in the end. And Isreal can't bring the issue to an end using the strategies they have.

There is a lot of hypocracy in Isreal's position. They say, "Palestine Authority, get rid of Hammas, and we'll talk". And they say, "Lebanese Government, get rid of Hezbullah, and we'll leave". Apart from the fact that these supposed authorities simply cannot do those things, whose histoic actions motivated and gave pretext for these organizations? The answer this question is complex, but it begins with the Zionist movement.
How can you negotiate with a group that denies your right to exist?