You seem surprised that survivors of the world's longest, most brutal occupation / genocide in modern history aren't delighted to give you all their land.
Israel could have made peace anytime but Israel' right wing preferred "Settlements" and "Greater Israel" expansionism.
It's pretty simple. When you torment people, randomly "mow the lawn" and steal their land, eventually they're going to fight back.
"Israel Does Not Want Peace"
Rejectionism is embedded in Israel's most primal beliefs. There, at the deepest level, lies the concept that this land is destined for the Jews alone.
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EXCERPT "Rejectionism is embedded in Israel's most primal beliefs. There, at the deepest level, lies the concept that this land is destined for the Jews alone
Israel does not want peace. There is nothing I have ever written that I would be happier to be proved wrong about. But the evidence is piling up. In fact, it can be said that Israel has never wanted peace – a just peace, that is, one based on a just compromise for both sides.
The single most overwhelming item of evidence of Israel’s rejection of peace is, of course, the settlements project. From the dawn of its existence, there has never been a more reliable or more precise litmus test for Israel’s true intentions than this particular enterprise. In plain words: The builders of settlements want to consolidate the occupation, and those who want to consolidate the occupation do not want peace. That’s the whole story in a nutshell. "CONTINUED