http://www.economist.com/node/16274081 Israel's siege mentality Jun 4th 2010 7:13 GMT What the article is missing, and the article is insightful and articulate at presenting a dependable position, is that the source of all these problems is that Israel IS a Democracy. The people of Israel are sick of being shot at and refuse to give up their historical claim to there home land. It is one thing to give back the Sinai, but most of the West Bank is critical to Jewish Nation Identity. Furthermore, they are sick of being shot at by a hostile, anti-semetic, theologically destructive and expansionist, racist, violent, and hateful Islamistics people. Its not that they are Hawk. The Jews have no desire for expansion to Damascus and Terran. But they are not going to vote for a Government to give up keys parts of their Jewish Heritage, and they are sick of living in fear. If Israel was a dictatorship, everything this article says is a easy to do. Israel then rips up their settlements, and blows to bits all of Hamas, butually repressing them like Egypt does to the Muslim Brotherhood when the UN fails as it does everywhere else it is involved, and draws lines. Easy as pie, and end of story, and then they couldn't care less as long as the Despot remains in power. Unfortunately, Israel is a Democracy, and until they feel secure, they will not elect someone who would agree to any of this.