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UnfairRepresent posted...

Their "endgame" is continued existence and ownership of the Mandatory Palestine area with Israel and Palestine being 2 seperate states.

Israel wants a one state solution were they annex Palestine and own the land. Granting the West Bank's Palestinian population Israeli citizenship while maintaining Israel's current status as a Jewish state with recognized minorities.

Mix in religion and an age old land dispute turns nasty.

Hamas cannot win in a conventional war on any quantifiable level so they resort to terrorism like pretty much every weaker side in a conflict has done since recorded warfare.

Even if you hate Hamas it's crazy to pretend you don't understand what their agenda is. Both Israel and Palestine have been shouting their goals loudly to anyone who will listen.

I'm incredibly sympathetic to the Palestinian plight but even I can admit Israel have the right to retaliate for these recent attacks.

Your other point would be fine if it weren't for the fact there are people within Hamas who have gone on record as saying they wont accept anything other than the complete destruction of Israel.

You're way off beat anyway. The primary motivation for these recent attacks is to derail the ongoing Israel and Saudi Arabia talks.