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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Such is war:

A US diplomatic cable revealed by WikiLeaks last year quoted Israeli diplomats as saying they wanted to "keep Gaza's economy on the brink of collapse".

That makes sense, given the election of a terrorist organization that calls for the death of Israel and Jews. [/quote]
What do you think Gazans and West Bankers should do, given the ascension of the party that denies the possibility of Palestinian state and wants to extend Israel to the Eastern bank of Jordan?[/quote]
Likud is in a coalition with a party that disagrees with that, so if they actually tried that, they would lose their government.[/quote]
Likud is also in a coalition with the parties that are even more right-wing like Our Jewish Home, so why not pick on them?[/quote]
PP here. You missed the point of my post. Likud may actually think that (I doubt it, given that they showed up to the Oslo accords), but even if they do, they can't do anything to fulfill that if they want to govern, or their coalition will collapse.[/quote]
You can make the very same argument about Hamas, who are (were, anyway) in a coalition government with Fatah before the campaign started.  Somehow that fact doesn't make people overlook their charter, so why does Likud get a break?[/quote]
Hamas was only in a coalition for a very short time, and before that, they governed Gaza. Likud could not govern Israel without the coalition, which has lasted for years.[/quote]

Actually, Hamas joined the PA just last month. I haven't heard that they left it during the fighting. You are correct that Likud can't rule without the coalition. As a result, Likud can't pursue annexation of the occupied territories because of it's more dovish partners, but can't pursue a two-state solution because of its more hardline partners. So, trying to excuse Likud because of it's partners is neither here nor there. Likud should have the same expectations as Hamas. If one is expected to change its charter, both should be.
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Hamas and Fatah can't focus on working together due to the fighting, so their coalition is effectively dormant if not over, and Likud doesn't actively try to annex Palestine, and has tried to come to peace before, although they failed, while Hamas still is actively trying to destroy Israel, although they are failing. [/quote]

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