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There isn't a real solution. Just an opportunity for a few years of peace where people can do the important things in life. That is no small thing though. The danger is in chasing some quixotic nationalist dream. That is never ever going to work out.

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Well the real solution is to have a single state and assimilation of some kind, so that people can coexist. It’s possible. Israel itself demonstrates this since nearly 30% of the population isn’t Jewish. But I think a peaceful two state coexistence is unlikely with people who chant “from the River to sea”, which implies the complete erasure of the state of Israel.

> Israel itself demonstrates this since nearly 30% of the population isn’t Jewish

Israel also has a law that says that the right of self-determination only belongs to its Jewish citizens- it calls itself the Jewish state. I would be entirely for a one-state solution with equal rights for everyone, but that thing cannot be Israel.

So that is hardly a real solution at all. And many Israeli people clearly don't want to coexist either.

But a peace process might give people a few years of peace. And peace is the best starting point we have for further peace.

The more of the Hamas stuff Israel breaks now the longer they will have peace later.

And you think they should just walk away from the hostages? If Hamas released the hostages the world would soon make Israel quit. But as it stands why in the world should they be expected to give up?

"Just an opportunity for a few years of peace where people can do more important things in life"

For many people that's amazing.

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