Both of them agreed in the interview that all they want is to live in peace and go about their business as usual.
"No country can survive in the world by building walls around their territory while denying others the right to exist", said a Pastry store owner in Gaza. The fighting, however, continues unabated and an Israeli airstrike killed a family of 10 on Sunday. Israel said the strike was aimed at killing one of the leaders of the militant group's rocket corps -- but Israel was unsure whether he was among the dead.
Meanwhile, Israel also announced Hamas had fired nearly 150 rockets into Israel in a single day.
It has become a daily nightmare for millions in the region, one that puts Gaza's 1.7 million residents and millions of Israelis in harm's way.
The Egyptian government said an Israeli special envoy had arrived in Egypt for cease-fire talks late Sunday and that a stream of Arab League, U.N. and European diplomats were also coming into Cairo.
The bottom line is that the Middle East political structure, as a result of the Arab Spring, revolution has changed. Policies that made sense in the past just won't work anymore. The goal must be to reach a long term stable situation and comprehensive peace. No strings attached for anyone. In exchange for Hamas stopping all attacks and acknowledging the existence of Israel, the blockade on Gaza must be lifted by Israel and Palestine (including the Gaza territory) recognized as an independent state.
This course of action is definitely a far better solution than killing more innocent civilians in Palestine and Israel. The "super powers"and their allies in the region can certainly play a major part in making peace in the Middle East a reality by using all means at their disposal. The actions which could be taken should include economic sanctions against those nations which are unwilling to constructively participate in a peaceful solution of this conflict. .
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