This situation with Hamas outlines the obvious, that since The State of Israel was founded the surrounding Arab countries for the most part have refused to recongnize it's right even to exist - (except for Egypt and Jordon once bitter enemies and who are now on fairly friendly terms). By refusing recognition - you refuse peace obviously - and by doing so is there any wonder that the ravages of war and misery is what to expect next. No other counrty in the world would be in peace talks with another who refused to recongize the others very existance! With Hamas in control, they don't have any chance of peace. The Palestinians have been keeping this issue festering for so long and I think purposely not embracing peace offers so that new generations have lost complete hope and have become totally brainwsahed with it's own militant mentality. No other place on earth would put up with a litanny of suicide killers and constant shelling of rockets into civilian areas. Hamas means business - to eradicate Israel and all the Jews living there- and if they had a good chance to pull it off they would.
Bigots talk about Zionists as if they were Nazis murderes or worse, which is an obvious smoke screen for their hatred of Jews. Zionists can live in peace with their Arab neighbors and friends, but it appears that Hamas and the Palestinians won't give it a chance.