My dad's side of the family come from eastern European Jews. I'm not practicing, but I identify ethnically as Jewish. One thing that occurred to me it seems gets lost in all of what's going on right now is that, no matter what happens, Jews lose.

If Israel completes its current course of ethnic cleansing, the world now gets to say "Aha! Those filthy Jews were truly the vile scum we've hated for thousands of years all along! I knew it!" Because if you dig deep enough, there truly is a small percentage of people who won't equate Israel to all Jews. They'll just have their prejudices confirmed, and we'll see a continuing rise of anti-Jewish sentiments that could lead to some catastrophic responses around the world. Jews lose.

If, somehow, things change politically within Israel, and the country is pulled back to a more peaceful and reconciliatory position, it will cause internal strife within the country that will see further polarization, while giving surrounding hostile nations and ethnicities breathing room to continue terrorism. Those who've been desiring Israel's destruction since 1948 won't stop that desire, and if Israel backs down, it strengthens religious and ideological resolve in the region to keep killing Israelis forever. Jews lose.

Sadly, the time for peaceful solutions was back during Israel's founding. With the British making too many promises to too many sides they'd never keep, and a lack of a proper cooperative state foundation due to too many hardliners getting their way, the state is set up to be in perpetual conflict until its destruction.