I have read all of the above posts ,and ,unless I missed something , nobody seems to have mentioned the not unimportant fact (in my view ,anyway ) that HAMAS have consistently and vehemently denied Israel the right to exist as a nation & a country.Under the circumstances ,therefore , there can never be a resolution to the present problem as long as HAMAS continue with this attitude ,other than a totally military one .As for Iran ,and its attitude ; well ,they must share some blame also,with their talk of "wiping Israel off the face of the Earth" , or whatever , and they are not even Arabs !!