[Kevin Andrew Murphy]

Originally posted by Dan Halberstein:
So nobody in the foreseeable future, must in some way consider the issue of the hearts and minds of Israelis. Rather, Israelis are responsible to win the hearts and minds of various populations, from which spring these three (and innumerable other) organizations dedicated to her destruction.

Well I wouldn't say "responsible" so much as it being a matter of enlightened self-interest. If Israel is happy with the situation as it stands, there's no responsibility or need to do anything. However, I don't think that's the case.

As for winning the hearts and minds of Israelis, I think there are any number of Palestinians and Lebanese actively trying to do that, out of enlightened self-interest if nothing else. But that wasn't the question you posited, Dan: You wanted to know if there could ever be peace and happiness with any of the "destroy Israel" factions, which is a question that posits both sides being around long enough to actually make peace. If either side "destroys" the other--and I put that word in scare quotes because it ranges from the removal of a political party and redrawing of borders to salted-earth genocide--then the question of making peace becomes rather moot.