Fishlore, et al,
Yes, most countries don't react well to intimidation. Since before Israeli Independence, the Hostile Arab Palestinians (HoAP) have issued threat after threat to bully, scare, coerce and intimidate people, cultures, nations and governments to affect the conduct of ruling or influential powers in the furtherance of political or social objectives. It is why we call them "unconventional" threats.
“We cannot forget that what’s happening in Gaza today (2014) will feed and fuel the desire for many more to join radical groups,”
--- Former FBI Director Robert Mueller ---
What we think of the Palestinians is partially reflected in the thought that: "In August 2014, the
US Department of State designated the Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, a Gaza-based umbrella group of jihadist organizations in the area, as a foreign terrorist organization, citing its claims of rocket attacks on southern Israel and the group’s announcement of allegiance to the Islamic State. While some may automatically automatically associate HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement) with Gaza, in fact, there are a number of nefarious Jihadist, Terrorist, Insurgents and hostile Asymmetric threats.
I'm quite sure that no regional country wants to release these threats without constraints or replace a country like Israel with a near failed state that has no reasonable expectation of success. Remember, Palestinians are parasitic. The will drain all the funds and potentials of a country and then turn towards other regional nation to sink their teeth into.
The flaw in Likud's strategy is that the opposition is not a few million stateless Palestinians herded into ghettoes in Gaza and the West Bank, it is the entire Arab people supported by world opinion and a majority of the member nations in the UN.
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If the Palestinians are "herded into ghettoes in Gaza and the West Bank," then that is a Arab Palestinian leadership problem that has cascaded into a deliberate program NOT to improve the quality of life of ALL people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The very lack of knowledge, skills and abilities manifested by the Palestinians represents a great incompetence --- that can manage the energies properly, generally produce a positive impact on the economy, standard of living, and the quality of life. That is not the fault of the Israelis.
Corollary to this fact, the Palestinian issue is not going to be resolved by gunfire but by political and economic pressure which neither Israel nor Palestine is able to resist. This would have happened years ago were it not for the USA blocking international effort in hopes of dictating terms favorable to the Jews in our self-appointed role as "honest broker." Nobody is buying that stuff any more, the rest is just a matter of time.
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On most any political question, whether it be economically, militarily, commercially, or diplomatically, will have more than one vantage points and many points to consider before an intelligent decision on the best course of action is arrived at.
Most Respectfully,
R