Former IDF general: Israel should end Gaza blockade in return for cessation of rocket fire

Take Palestinians for example. What would anyone including Israelis want them to do? the best way to address any conflict is to put yourself in the other's shoe. Palestinians are under a brutal occupation are thus NOT free to pursue their lives as normal human beings, and this can not and should not last any longer, they are branded "terrorists" but what else can they do? wait for Israel who was itself created on their land to be kind enough to throw them a bone? while the evidence is clear that the israelis want the whole thing. Pacifist resistance is not acceptable, militancy is not acceptable, what is acceptable to israel beside keeping Palestinians enslaved?

The Tamil Tigers were defeated by Military force. The FARC have become increasingly irrelevant - the world moved on past them. The IRA knew they were fighting a losing battle. When the time is right, negotiations work.

We are all using the word terrorist when in reality they are militants. The grouping called a militia and if you want to go another step forward an army.

They are normal in their environment: fabricate rockets and prepare for martyrdome. You can call them your mother-in-law if you wish, but they are still terrorists.

Yes to you hamas is terrorist but to 1 billion people israel is also a terrorist only the israeli terrorists have vacated the living of comfort of the home of ismael Haneyahs mother. It's normal that the so called hamas terrorist wants his home back

do not necessarily love Israel. How do you explain that?

Watchman, you are dead wrong, if Islam is the religion of hate, that would not save the Jews near killed to extinction by Romans (Christians) killers in 7th century, then again Islam save Jews from You Christian (killers) Crusaders in Spain. The again in WW the Jews were slaughtered by Christians (Germans, and Italians), Muslims saved them from you Christians. Now tell me you bone head lier who is hater, you Christians or Muslims.

Ansari, you neglect to give any agency to the Jews themselves. Perhaps they survived two thousand years of persecution because of their own traditions and resolution. Pointing to the hatred resonant in the history of Christendom does not exculpate other people's hatred. This not about a hatred Olympics, who hated more. Hate is hate, and the Jews have found it on many sides, including within the Islamic world.

The history that Ansari recalled stands and is the best prove that neither Islam not the Arabs have had a history of hate against the Jews PRIOR to the racist colonial Zionism fiasco. A movement that seems to have taken over Jews & Judaism which now plays second fiddle to Zionism. The hate that IS present in the Arab/Muslim Worlds can rightly be attributed to the creation of israel and the ensuing atrocities still being committed against the indigenous Palestinian Muslim/Christian population.

No religion is teaching hatrage

Where is the love for them from Islam.

There are at least three instances in the 20th century of Palestinian Arabs killing Palestinian Jews. All under the watchful eye of both the Mufti of Cairo and the Mufti of Jerusalem. 1920 Jerusalem. 1921 Jaffa and 1929 Hebron. All three before the state of Israel was re-sestablished in 1947. The same time the UN established the State of Palestine. Tell me A. Vittorio who was the elected leader of the Palestinians in 1920 following the end of WW 1 ?

A ceasefire followed by this written agreement has to be found to have quiet on the ground. As you can see Israel has already started to ease the movement of farmers and fishermen. The real test is if the quiet remains. That can lead to more easing of restrictions and the possible end of the embargo.

However politically difficult it would be to go along with his suggestion, he may very well have made a prudent military judgment. Israel has a self-image of being the 800 pound gorilla, but may have to adjust to being a big fish in a small pond.

The man is an old soldier, and knows no peace comes without compromises, what he initially is offering is indeed fair,no rockets, no blockade, that will lift the mentality of beeing besieged, and as well make the political wing of Hamas win favours for further talks/compromises, as history has shown us, no war is won without serious compromises, Vietnam is a good example, you cant win with military force alone, unless you throw all morals out and go total cleansing .... So when Israel now is bulding up the collateral damage, how long will this be viable without serious international problems building, I hope that the state of Israel will go the way as this former soldier points out.

Rc, dont try to fool the world. Israel started this and always does target killing everyday in Gaza without impunity. This beast is getting away with dailing killings of innocent palestinians. Thanks to sleeping Americans, they dont know how savages Istarlis are on the money and weaponary of the US. Once the Americans get awaken, they will fix the Israeli beast real good.

we shall see wont we :)