"Israel cannot be excused and given immunity to continue
to ignore international law and do what it wants claiming
self defence - when it is not the victim but the abuser
in of the areas under its control"

No Foxy, there is still conflict because the Palestinian's have never ceased being at war with Israel. Again, there would be no conflict if the Palestinians did not bear arms and commit acts of violence and aggression against Israel, and UNRWA is still instrumental in perpetuating the hatred and violence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3doYRxogTQ

What has been the common objective of all the wars declared against Israel?

International "law" is joke; it can't be policed. Just ask Communist China.

Fester,

Israeli historian Prof. Ilan Pappe and others tell us:

"The Zionist historical account of how the disputed land
became the state of Israel is based on a cluster of
myths that subtly cast doubt on the Palestinians'
moral right to the land. Often, the Western mainstream
media and political elites accept this set of myths
as a given truth, as well as the justification for Israeli
actions across the land for more than the last sixty years
or so".

"More often than not , the tacit acceptance of these myths
serves as an explanation for Western governments'
disinclination to interfere in any meaningful way
in a conflict that has been going on since the nation's
foundation".

As for the Palestinians fighting back?

"Colonized people, even under the UN Charter have the right
to struggle for their freedom and liberation , even with
an army, and the successful ending to such a struggle lies
in the creation of a democratic state that includes
all of its inhabitants".

Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel is a Jewish state
for Jews only. And they will never give up their control.
You can't expect people who are denied their rights, and are
abused not to fight back. If Israel really wanted this
conflict to end - it would get out of the occupied territories,
and stop the land grabs and abuse of the Palestinians.
When you're the abusers you are not entitled to claim to be
the victims and demand everything your way.

Besides, only a moron would talk about "international law" in regard to Israel, which is defending itself against terrorists who have no regard for any law at all.

Some see "terrorists". Others see "freedom fighters".

Hi Fester,

Gaza has had a tumultuous history of invasion and occupation. It now has a population of about 2.2 million people, recognised as Palestinians. A two state solution is what has been accepted by the vast majority of interested parties, the major exception being Israel. The 1993 Oslo Accords signed by Israel and the PLO set up both the Palestinian Authority, and the territory boundaries which gave hope for peace and coexistence of Jew and Arab in the region. Unfortunately post Oslo has seen continuing conflict, with fault on both sides. Can there be a lasting peaceful solution reestablished in the foreseeable future, it doesn't look promising.