Israel Mourns

There is no cause which can be advanced by kidnapping and murdering teenagers and the world is united in its condemnation of the perpetrators of this shocking crime, which Israel is satisfied are from Hamas. As expected, the Israeli defence community is planning retribution. The terrible thing is that this will lead to more killing on both sides and will change nothing. This cycle of violence has now been operating for over half a century and shows no sign of resolution for the benefit of either side.

At the heart of the log jam in the peace process, if indeed there is such a thing, is the Israeli settlement policy.This has done more to lose the Jewish state friends and influence than any action by its enemies. It has also done more to multiply those enemies than any internal recruitment drive those enemies could themselves promote. So long as it goes on, the likes of Hamas will have a cause and a purpose. Each  bulldozed Palestinian home is a spur to hatred and violence.

Israel has to ask itself for how long it is willing to subject its citizens to this level of insecurity and suffering, for unless it comes up with a better way forward, the killings will go on for ever.

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