With respect to Hamas - I would like to see unbiased evidence.
Its not just about Hamas its about agreements with the Palestinians.
Gaza was treated based on Egypt initially turning it into a refugee camp and then the PLO operating just like Hamas.
Same predator, different color of mud.
Dosnt change the fact that ultimatly Israel controls Gaza and is therefore responsible for the plight of the people in there.
They can stop poking Israel and therefore gain the higher ground morally.
Palestinians are in a position where moral superiority isnt going to help. Its not going to feed them, its not going to give them the raw materials to rebuild, its not going to give them access to the things Israelis take for granted.
The thing is that the Palestinians have never stopped attacking Israel; so how can one predict what Israel will do.
The Israelis have never stopped caging and controlling the Palestinians.
As a demonstration; Israel withdrew all settlements from Gaza; This is something that the Palestinians had been complaining about. So the Palestinians moved closer to the Israeli border and continued with the shelling and sending suicide people in. What does that then demonstrate?
Israel provides a olive branch as requested and the Palestinians destroy it, claiming that it is not enough.
Diplomats state that it is the little things, small steps that end up with the overall desired result.
Israel made a small step in an attempt to make progress; the Palestinians did not even try to reciprocate.
The thing is the Palestinians are treated appallingly by the Israelis and you seem to be fine with that. If you treat a population like that how do you expect them to act.
Little thought experiment.
The rest of the US gets pissed off with Texas. Decides to surround it and tightly controls what gets in. Occasionally the US takes a bit of land that looks good for farming and gives it to someone from outside Texas, sometimes they stop doing that. Sometimes the US cuts power to Texas.
If anyone from Texas fights back the US launches missiles at cities in Texas and/or decides to bulldoze some Texan homes down.
How do you think Texans should feel when the US is in one of those phases where they arent taking land?