montelatici, et al,
I don't really care what high horse you seem to judge from, but your understanding of the "why" is really outside the the real reason.
The moral problem is that they now oppress and rule over a few million of the original inhabitants. But I am sure that does not pose a problem for your moral compass.
(COMMENT)
Nearly all of the actions Israel has taken, relative to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank fit largely (90% or more) into three broad categories.
• To mitigate the emergence of multiple hostile foreign national aggressors (most of which are from with the Arab League) in the reach for regional hegemonic power --- and --- align the geopolitical focus on the defense against direct conventional warfare attacks from long-term threats (a continuation of the 1948 War) to Israeli national security.
• To protect Israel against espionage, sabotage, or assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign governments or elements thereof, foreign organizations, or foreign persons, or international terrorist activities.
• To restore and maintain civil security, public order and citizen/protected persons safety, while respecting, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the country. And to protect against criminal Jihadist, Deadly Fedayeen, Hostile Insurgent, Radicalized Islamist, Arab Resistance Movements and Asymmetric Fighters
activities intended to harm the Occupying Power.
Normally a hostile threat is not as larger as non-conventional threats from a hostile population that is approximately 3.6M strong. There is no real countermeasure for a generationally spread hatred that starts indoctrination at birth. Thus, there is no reason to believe that
(as an outside observer) any relaxation of of security controls and containment will lead to a path to peace.
The Arab Palestinian, as a people, can be corrupted more and disintegrated faster a culture thoroughly as does its
moral agnosticism, that a people must not assume that their religious or political convictions have any moral high ground. The Israelis
(and much of the Western World) have a difficult time associating any good moral values that in a people
(like the Arab Palestinians) that pledge Jihad and Armed Struggle, by any means available.
Most Respectfully,
R