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by 8372049 757 days ago
Well, they could start by giving up the illegally occupied parts of Palestine.
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Palestinian leadership has not shown willingness to take peace offerings that would improve the lives of their people

- '2000 Camp David Summit offer

- '2001 Taba Summit offer

- '2007 Olmert offer

In fact, during the peace talks between '2000 and '2001, the Palestinian leader at the time, Arafat, with control over the main armed faction in PLO at the time, Fatah, has failed to thwart the waves of violence against Israeli citizens, for the following 4-5 years, known as the Second Intifada.

Obviously this conflict didn't start with the 1967 borders. Was the situation peaceful before 1967?
No, but completely eliminating Israel isn't (and shouldn't be an option), so hopefully 1967 borders is where it can end. Israel returns occupied territories, Palestine/Hamas stops wanting revenge for everything Israel has done, international community puts pressure on both sides to accept that. Probably not gonna happen, but I think it's the optimal outcome.