Originally Posted by aklim

Maybe you don't see it but Hamas is built on Isreali destruction by any and all means. If they were to renounce violence and agree Isreal has the right to exist, their entire organization goes down the toilet. This is like asking the union boss to say that the company is a fair company and pays fair wages. If they did that, they would cease to exist. No matter what the company does or doesn't do, why would you expect the union boss to acknowledge it? You take out the adverseral relationship and the union leaders are out of work. Do you realize what you are asking of them? You are asking them to self destruct. If they recognize Isreal's right to exist, what would they be fighting for then? Nothing. If that were the case, how would they justify the violent methods especially when you ask them to renounce them?

Even if they did play ball, a few APCs and a couple of tanks are not going to stand up to a Merkava group of tanks that will come charging across if they started up anything.