Peace Denied, Again and Again

Peace Was Always Possible but It’s the Palestinians Who Keep Saying No

After President Donald Trump revealed his “Deal of the Century” in early 2020, a flicker of hope returned to the international stage. For a brief moment, the world held its breath; maybe, just maybe, this time there would be a genuine chance at peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The plan included a two-state solution, massive investments in Palestinian infrastructure, and full statehood, if only the Palestinians would accept the conditions for peace.

But predictably, within hours, the Palestinian leadership began their familiar routine: shouting, threatening, rejecting. There was no serious debate, no thoughtful negotiation. Just rage and refusal.

Once again, the answer was NO.

Let’s be honest, this wasn’t the first time. It was the twelfth documented time that a peace plan was flatly rejected by Palestinian leaders without counteroffer or compromise:

• 1937: Peel Partition Plan – NO
• 1939: British White Paper – NO
• 1947: UN Partition Plan – NO
• 1967: Khartoum Resolution – NO
• 1977: Sadat’s Peace Initiative – NO
• 2000: Camp David Accords – NO
• 2008: Olmert Peace Offer – NO
• 2020: Trump Peace Deal – NO

And on and on it goes.

Yet somehow, each time, Israel is blamed for the failure of peace. The same Israel that signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan. The same Israel that unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005, dismantling settlements and uprooting thousands of its own citizens in the name of peace. What did it get in return? Rockets.

Rockets Bought with Your Tax Money

Nearly every day sirens blared across southern Israel as rockets from Gaza rained down on civilian homes. These weren’t homegrown devices cobbled together in basements, these were sophisticated Iranian-funded weapons, launched by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, whose terror infrastructure is supported, directly or indirectly, by international aid.

The global community blinded by emotion and swayed by propaganda, pours billions into the so-called “Palestinian cause.” Much of that money never reaches civilians. It funds terror tunnels, weapons factories, and antisemitic indoctrination in schools. It teaches children that Jews are demons and martyrdom is the highest aspiration. This isn’t resistance. It’s a death cult.

And yet again, Western media and governments point fingers at Israel. Again they say, “Israel must show restraint.”

Restraint?
Would France tolerate rockets over Paris?
Would Canada accept a terrorist enclave in Montreal?
Would the UK wait for more civilians to die before responding?

A Dream I Once Had

Before October 7th, before Hamas unleashed the most brutal pogrom of Jews since the Holocaust, I still believed in people-to-people peace.

My late father served with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in the late 1970s. He helped arrange monthly reunions for Druze families separated by the Syrian-Israeli border. I remember the humanity in those stories, fathers reunited with daughters, siblings meeting after decades. It inspired an idea:

What if, in Israel, every month, an Arab village and a Jewish town would pair up? Families would host dinners, share stories, build trust, under heavy security, of course. One month, one city. Real people, real dialogue. Shared meals. Real opportunities for understanding.

But that dream is dead.

October 7th Killed That Dream

When 3,000 Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel on October 7th, they didn’t just murder 1,200 innocent people. They murdered hope. They slaughtered families in their beds, raped women in front of their children, burned babies alive. And 90% of Gazans, yes, 90%, celebrated. They handed out sweets, waved flags, and danced in the streets.

Let that sink in.

The world didn’t condemn this celebration of genocide. On the contrary: France, the UK, Spain, Ireland, Norway, and Canada rushed to reward the perpetrators by recognizing a Palestinian state.

It’s as if 9/11 had been followed by the world handing Osama bin Laden a Nobel Peace Prize.

No More Illusions

Today, the concept of a peaceful Palestinian state coexisting with Israel is a dangerous fantasy. Palestinians have shown the world again and again that they do not seek coexistence. They do not accept a Jewish state in any borders. Their leaders lie, their children are brainwashed, and their culture glorifies death over life.

And the West, naïve, guilt-ridden, or just willfully blind, is enabling it all.

It’s time to stop apologizing for defending ourselves. It’s time to stop funding terror in the name of humanitarian aid. It’s time to stop pretending that both sides want peace.

They don’t.

Israel Must Secure Its Future

Israel has a duty to protect its citizens and not just today, but for generations to come. That means ensuring that Gaza, Judea, and Samaria are never again launching pads for terror. It means asserting Jewish sovereignty over Jewish land. It means ending the illusion that “Palestinian nationalism” is anything other than a cover for antisemitism and jihad.

Yes, the world may criticize. Let them. History will remember.

Because Israel is not just a country. It is the canary in the coal mine of Western civilization. When the world sacrifices Israel, it sacrifices itself.

Wake up, before it’s too late.