The armies of the Arab world could not defeat Israel in open warfare after five tries. They too can read their history lessons and the lesson applicable here is that nations do not fall from without as easily as they fall from within. How absurd for the Palestinians to seek repatriation to Israel except for the purpose of using its democracy to end its democracy. More importantly there are no such thing as Palestinians, there are only Arabs who identify with a particular piece of the middle east. They ask for Jerusalem because they know we will not give it to them, not now, not ever.
Peace only comes when it has more to offer both sides than conflict.
Unfortunately if that is the standard there cannot be peace in the Middle East until both sides win as a result. The lessons of the past few weeks have shown us that for one side to win the other must lose. It has been our country for 3300 years. It will not be us.