[BabsC]

I don´t say that suicide bombings and destructions of houses etc are morally equal. I just say that I don´t differentiate between these forms of escalation (because I´m tired of that too). That´s why I blame both sides for the escalation of conflict.

The problem is not escalation from the Israelis, the problem IMO is that the Arabs seem to see compassion and compromise as weakness. Their religion tells them they can sign a non-agression treaty but they only have to honor it until they are strong enough to kill or force convert those on the other side of the table.

[Michael81Dus]

There are so many problems, one cannot name them in one sentence. Destruction of hundreds of homes without sentence or any legal permission, razing the airport, which was nothing more than a symbol for the Palestinian strive for independance, destruction of the police stations, etc. That all causes so much hatred and leads to more sucicide bombings.

The road map can be a way out of the vicious circle. Israel did a good decision to say that an independant Palestine is likely, now Palestinians have reason for hope.