(Washington Post) Jason Willick - In 2005, Israel, with U.S. encouragement, embarked on a unilateral trial run for a Palestinian state. It evacuated its soldiers and civilians from Gaza, leaving its people to govern themselves. Hamas thoroughly militarized Gaza, importing arms from Iran, starting rocket wars every few years, tunneling under civilian centers, and finally invading and rampaging inside Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 and abducting 250. You might expect the origins of the current war to inspire caution about the practicality of barreling toward a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Instead, the concept - essentially moribund before the war began - is suddenly at the center of U.S. diplomacy.
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