While many note that Hamas was democratically elected, Peres contended that "democracy is not just the outcome of elections. Democracy is a system that respects laws."So I get the respect point of view, but do you disrespect back?
Mahmoud Abbas, he reminded his audience, had received 62% of the vote, which made him the legitimate leader of all the Palestinian people. But Hamas revolted against him and killed many members of Fatah, brutally dropping them from the tops of buildings.
"I don't think they respect anything," said Peres.
Then there's this circular problem: Israel's aim, he said, was to provide a strong blow to the people of Gaza so that they would lose their appetite for shooting at Israel.
Peres goes on to talk about his fear of Iran getting involved with supplying arms in Gaza, the "aim was to prevent an Iranian takeover of Gaza and Iranian weapons from entering Gaza".
So if you pummel someone into the ground, and then fear they might be bailed out by a bigger thug, maybe you should not beat the shit out of Palestine. You are just wishful in thinking you are going to bomb the will out of a centuries old problem.
What current Palestinian fighter is going to cave and look back at his ancestry and say "I'm the guy who gave up"?
Source: JPost
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