I don’t think you will be able to get an actual solution in the next 10-20 years (barring SAGI- scale changes), since there’s a sizable fraction of the palestinian population that wants literal jewish genocide and the destruction of Israel [1].
I do think Israeli government is planning to take over the Gaza Strip, so I imagine we’ll get some kind of a different equilibrium after. But I can promise you nobody knows how what will happen in the day after. Some people are trying to promote solutions, such as the Palestinian Authority taking over the Strip, but nobody knows what’s possible yet and much will change in the next weeks.
[1] Couldn’t find a survey, but Hamas won elections handily in the Gaza Strip in 2006 and there were no other elections in the West Bank since because Hamas would win them too. Hamas’s constitution literally called genocide of the jews until 2017 (in Hebrew, sorry), and is still an extremely anti semitic document that aims for the destruction of Israel.
Thank you for responding. I’m sorry for my ignorance, this is something that I’ve followed from afar since ~2004 so it’s not just a grim fascination (although I guess it kind of is), I couldn’t pass up the chance to ask questions of someone on the ground. I have a few more questions if that’s ok..
How often are comprehensive plans to achieve peace reported in the media or made available to the public? Is there anything like ongoing discourse between Jewish Israelis, Palestinians who have Israeli citizenship and Palestinians in Gaza who are all of a similar mind?
My questions here have to do with wanting to understand why the conflict continues. Is it, for example, because of
A relatively small number of people on each side who keep the conflict going
Ingrained ideologies in the majority of both sides
Lack of detailed options/language to discuss solutions
Hi, just saw the old thread. Anyway as an Israeli my answer is strongly 2, though it depends what you mean by ideology. The maximum that most Israelis would be willing to give due to national security considerations is less than she minimum that Palestinians are willing to get due to national pride and ethos—in terms of land degree of autonomy, and mostly solution for the descendants of the 1948-9 refugees inside Israel
Is there an overall solution or movement towards a solution that you think is underreported?
Nope.
I don’t think you will be able to get an actual solution in the next 10-20 years (barring SAGI- scale changes), since there’s a sizable fraction of the palestinian population that wants literal jewish genocide and the destruction of Israel [1].
I do think Israeli government is planning to take over the Gaza Strip, so I imagine we’ll get some kind of a different equilibrium after. But I can promise you nobody knows how what will happen in the day after. Some people are trying to promote solutions, such as the Palestinian Authority taking over the Strip, but nobody knows what’s possible yet and much will change in the next weeks.
[1] Couldn’t find a survey, but Hamas won elections handily in the Gaza Strip in 2006 and there were no other elections in the West Bank since because Hamas would win them too. Hamas’s constitution literally called genocide of the jews until 2017 (in Hebrew, sorry), and is still an extremely anti semitic document that aims for the destruction of Israel.
Thank you for responding. I’m sorry for my ignorance, this is something that I’ve followed from afar since ~2004 so it’s not just a grim fascination (although I guess it kind of is), I couldn’t pass up the chance to ask questions of someone on the ground. I have a few more questions if that’s ok..
How often are comprehensive plans to achieve peace reported in the media or made available to the public? Is there anything like ongoing discourse between Jewish Israelis, Palestinians who have Israeli citizenship and Palestinians in Gaza who are all of a similar mind?
My questions here have to do with wanting to understand why the conflict continues. Is it, for example, because of
A relatively small number of people on each side who keep the conflict going
Ingrained ideologies in the majority of both sides
Lack of detailed options/language to discuss solutions
Outside influence/funding
Something else
All or none of the above
Thanks for your question! It’s complicated, and I’ll try to adress it tomorrow.
Hi, just saw the old thread. Anyway as an Israeli my answer is strongly 2, though it depends what you mean by ideology. The maximum that most Israelis would be willing to give due to national security considerations is less than she minimum that Palestinians are willing to get due to national pride and ethos—in terms of land degree of autonomy, and mostly solution for the descendants of the 1948-9 refugees inside Israel