I tend to agree with that in part. I do wonder however, and maybe you'll know the answer to this, do the Palestinians not have the right to build a peaceful and prosperous land for themselves, withing the boarders of Gaza?
I don't think so with Hamas around. "Villains aren't born, they are created." The villain needs to be removed if we are to have peace in my opinion, even if the villain is a villain because of decades of oppression and injustice. Kind of like most child molesters are victims of child molestation as well. It's terrible to hear... but they should be locked up and isolated from society.
And when you talk about the "oppression" that Israel imposing... is that their policing presence? Isn't Israel in Gaza because they're trying to keep the terrorists from continuing attacks, both in/against Israel and inside Gaza itself?
No, Israel handed Gaza over to the Palestinians in 2005. They pulled all of the Israeli's out and reluctantly agreed to let the Palestinians have that little tiny piece of land. However, they are still considered occupiers of Gaza because they can't come and go as they wish, Israel has a blockage imposed on them so their economy is handicapped, and Israel controlls power, water, communications etc...
In 2006, the Palestinians had an election and voted in Hamas over Fatah. Fatah and Hamas fought for a while as well. People were shocked when Hamas won.
The interesting thing is that there isn't a single Hamas terrorist in the West Banks or in East Jerusalem (they are not recognized by international law to be under Israeli sovereignty) yet Israel has occupied them since 1967. They have been oppressing and killing Palestinians for decades and settling Israelis in Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem. District Courts which have no jurisdiction in East Jerusalem require Palestinians to leave their homes... guess who they replace them with... Other Palestinians? lol Funny joke, no... Israelis. Under international law, this is 100% a war crime. The US backs Israel no matter what and that is why it's allowed to be done. Being the super power of the world means you don't always have to follow the rules.