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The current options seem to be:The problem that I see with all of this recognising Palestine as a state, is that hamas does not recognise Israel as a state and by the west putting pressure on Israel and blackmailing them that if Israel continues this war then we will recognise Palestine as a sovereign state, I see this as playing directly into hamas arms. It is giving them exactly what they want. It doesnt give the hostages much of a chance as hamas will not be wanting to give those up, It is like telling hamas it is ok to slaughter 1300 jews and we will recognise you. Israel is our allie, hamas is not.
1. carry on as it is, and watch Israel eradicate the Palestian people, destroy their land, and turn Gaza into a new coastal resort
2. save the people of Palestine, and force through diplomacy, and sanctions, if required, Israel to accept that they need to back off.
As I see it, the main reason to recognise Palestine as a state is that there can then be international intervention. A UN peace keeping force can be put in place to ensure aid gets in and IDF stay out. And any further breaches might bevery bad for Isreal.