Israel offered, in other words, to be a partner in the realization of the Palestinians' fondest dream, and also in their relief from the misery of their refugee camps. But the Palestinians said no, and sent their children into the streets. The war that we are now witnessing is a war that the Palestinians and their regional allies have explicitly preferred to peace. With the exception of its doves who have eyes but do not see, Israel is now a country disabused, a society of realists. Just as a siege seemed to be ending, a siege began.
Life is once again a sentence of self-defense.
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