Alonzo, the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem is the best way possible to ensure that Hamas will gain power. The PLO/PA had the support of the majority of Palestinians as long as it looked to the Palestinians like they were going to be granted their independent state. The government of Israel has done everything in its power to undermine the PA, and to cause the Palestinians to lose faith in the ability of the PA and the PLO to bring them what they need and want, which is freedom. The majority of Palestinians do not want to destroy Israel. They want to be free and for Israel to leave them alone in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.

The more Israel oppresses the Palestinians, the more powerful Hamas becomes. If Israel wants to ensure that Hamas never gets what it wants, the best thing it can do is to support the moderate Palestinians instead of undermining them, and give them something of their own to fight for, instead of only giving them something (bondage) to fight against

There are plenty of Israeli Jews who want all of the Arabs/Palestinians removed from all of Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. You are holding all Palestinians responsible for the attitudes of the most extreme Palestinians. Should we not also, then, hold all Jews or at least all Israelis responsible for attitudes of their most extreme members?