I think the root of the problem, is as Charles Krauthammer recently opined, "Israels Very Existence." Hamas and other Islamic fundamentalists will not be satisfied until Israel ceases to exist and the entire world is subservient to Islam. All the other arguments are simply a smokescreen.
More from Mr. Krauthammer:
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"...The grievance? It cannot be occupation, military control or settlers. They were all removed in September 2005. There's only one grievance and Hamas is open about it. Israel's very existence.
Nor does Hamas conceal its strategy. Provoke conflict. Wait for the inevitable civilian casualties. Bring down the world's opprobrium on Israel. Force it into an untenable cease-fire -- exactly as happened in Lebanon. Then, as in Lebanon, rearm, rebuild and mobilize for the next round. Perpetual war. Since its raison d'etre is the eradication of Israel, there are only two possible outcomes: the defeat of Hamas or the extinction of Israel..."
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Mr. Krauthammer's article is posted here:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...ed_in_gaz.html
For commentary on the same piece by Diana West, posted by Robert Spencer (she notes that Mr. Krauthammer fails to consider the Islamic aspect):
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/024199.php