I never said anything about the merits of a 2 state solution...

My only point was that calling Gaza an independent state is a farce, Orwellian news-speak.

Israel controls their power and water, and Israel is happy with that arrangement since it gives them a noose to use on Gaza's neck. Israel controls what can enter Gaza - many cancer meds and treatments are not allowed in Gaza because Israel has determined them to have dual use capabilities. Israel's restrictions led to the vast majority of factories being shuttered. Average YEARLY income is $1,800.

No foreign power controls how they run their territory.

REALLY? Iran sure as hell has a huge control and uses them as Proxies in its attacks on Israel... and how did Iran find it so easy to radicalize people in Gaza?

Take a population of over 2 million crammed tightly together-with a median age of 18. Give them a 45% unemployment rate, a 65% poverty rate. Subject them to regular humiliation and oppression, periodically go in and kill a few thousand of them to make a point...

You couldn't create an environment more favorable to radicalization if you tried to.

In no way am I excusing the attacks on Israel... those barbarians are inhuman monsters. I _am_ saying that Israel played a major role in turning Gaza into an environment conducive to the creation of monsters.

The monsters that committed these attacks deserve to die... unfortunately, Israel will kill countless civilians for every one of the monsters they manage to kill... and in doing so they will inspire even more monsters to take their place.

It is possible to condemn these attacks without any reservations, while also recognizing that the conditions the Palestinians are forced to live in will lead to further radicalizations.

Netanyahu says Israel's retaliation will 'Reverberate... For Generations'
I have no doubt he is right... and that is the problem...