The Real Issue

"'We are in a curious situation, where anyone interested in a solution, including Hamas, knows what the solution is going to be — a real, viable Palestinian state in all the occupied territories, with a few changes here and there of the border. But no one knows how to get there.'

While 'a great majority' of both the Israelis and the Palestinians want peace, he says, 'the political setup on both sides ... is not really suited to finding solutions, for different reasons — on our side, because the government really does not want a solution.'

Why?

'We have an ongoing, partly hidden debate about what's really the main thing. Achieve peace or create a bigger Israel? The people in power today still believe that a greater Israel is more important."

Starving Palestinians is Inhumane, Stupid