I'm not contradicting myself at all. I'm trying to help you understand the complexity of the situation the Palestinians find themselves in. And you're completely wrong about Hamas being the reason the Palestinians don't have a state. They wouldn't have a state even if there had never been a Hamas or any other Palestinian "terrorist" organizations or activities. It was never the intention of those in power in Israel for the Palestinians to have their own state. The intention has always been for Israel to have as much of the Middle East as it can obatain by any means necessary. That's why there is no Israeli constitution. In order for there to be a constitution, Israel would have to legally define it's borders. Israel is not willing to define its borders because it has no intention to stop expanding its borders.