Tässä kannattaa toki huomioida myös ne tapahtumat, mitkä ovat johtaneet esim. land for peace-mallin romuttumiseen ja siihen, että usko rauhan mahdollisuuksiin on niin vähäistä. Periaatteessa Israel toteutti juuri niitä ideoita Oslon sopimuksen pohjalta ja useampi pääministeri pyrki saavuttamaan pysyvän rauhantilan, mutta se ongelman mahdottomuus tulee nähdäkseni esille tässä:
New Poll Shows Gazans Pragmatic Now, But Not Long-Term
A new public opinion poll from Gaza shows some pragmatic, short-term moderation toward the U.S. and Israel over the past year, including opposition to Hamas policies. However, long-term views remain hardline, with few changes during the same period.
Nevertheless, short term pragmatism does not correlate with a reduction of Gazans’ support for maximalism long term. For example, 56% of Gazans disagree at least "somewhat" with the following statement: "We [Gazans] should recognize that we will never defeat Israel and that fighting just makes things worse.” On current ties with Israel, two-thirds of Gazans concur at least somewhat that the PA should stop any security cooperation with Israel, in contrast to the increasingly equivocal views of West Bankers.
Regarding immediate Palestinian national goals overall, more Gazans rank “supporting the resistance to end the occupation” (27%) as their top priority versus the second-highest ranked proposal of holding a new national election (23%). The latter option had received plurality support in 2019 and 2020.
Nor have Gazans changed their views about national priorities when it comes to pursuing Palestinian statehood. When asked about the top Palestinian national priority in the next five years, the majority (55%) still rate reclaiming “all of historic Palestine, from the river to the sea” over other options, such as prioritizing a two-state solution. Only about a third (37%) of Gazans say they would accept the “principle of two states for two peoples,” even if it was the last step towards ending the occupation.
Tuo on sellainen asia, mihin Israel ei oikein voi vaikuttaa, eikä hirveästi kukaan muukaan. Ja niin kauan kun asenteet ovat tuollaisia, niin pysyvää rauhantilaa on käytännössä mahdotonta saavuttaa.
