All you, Forum Lurker, or anyone else needs to do is look at history. When the Palestinians had hope for the future and were getting help in setting up a viable free state for themselves, terrorism against Israel decreased.

After Israel had reneged on its agreement and the Palestinians lost hope, terrorism against Israel increased. The more punitive the Israeli Government gets toward the Palestinians, the more terrorism increases against Israel.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how it works. The Israeli government is not interested in peace. It is not interested in saving the lives of innocent Israelis. It has other agendas, and it doesn't matter to them how many innocent Israelis (or Palestinians) get killed in the process.