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In reply to the discussion: You cannot be providing money and weapons for people who have killed [View all]0rganism
(24,410 posts)Apparently, such efforts are ongoing even now, and I hope the professionals so engaged can see paths the rest of us do not. There remain over a hundred hostages to consider, as well.
As for my personal recommendations, they are far less likely to succeed due to my limited knowledge of international law and precise details of the situation. Israelis and Palestinians share some fundamental common ground (such as the ground, e.g.), and could become natural allies under the right circumstances.
A two-state solution seems impractical as currently implemented, and the Gaza strip can no longer be considered inhabitable by millions unless and until Israel rebuilds it. Might as well cede the territory to Israel entirely, possibly as some kind of land-swap with Gazan Palestinians voluntarily relocating to the West Bank which gets extended to the Mediterranean coast as a (relatively narrow) DMZ strip south of Lebanon, but such population migrations and land swaps are exceedingly difficult to handle humanely and legally. Obviously return of the hostages must be a part of this negotiation. A Palestinian state should be contiguous, overseen by one Palestinian government.
A satisfactory single-state solution is possible only if it can be maintained as secular and ethnically open, which would likely require some additional governmental systems with supporting bureaucracy. Finding a non-violent solution to this conflict requires detailed understanding of a complex situation, which makes violent solutions seem appealing despite their obvious suboptimality. I think it's both possible and best handled by professional diplomats.