The conflict between Palestinians and Jews lasts almost from the moment of the founding of the state of Israel after the Second World War. A confrontation is currently ongoing between the Government of Israel and the ruling Hamas party in the Palestinian Authority.
Hamas was founded in 1987. Sheik was led by Sheikh Ahmed Yasin. Initially, Israel was quite calm about the organization and its leader. He was known for his charitable projects and was seen as a possible opposition to the Palestine Liberation Organization, which promoted very radical views. Hamas was known for propaganda of Islam, but the Israeli authorities at first did not bother, they even financed a number of projects of the movement.
Subsequently, the fallacy of the tactics chosen by Israel became clear. The Palestine Liberation Organization decided to abandon the terrorist attacks and went on negotiations with the Jewish state. Hamas, on the contrary, was radicalized and refused to conclude a truce. Thus, the place of the left party in the conflict and Israel was taken by religious extremists.
Hamas’s current demands cannot be recognized by Israel. This organization seeks to establish Palestinian authority over the entire territory of Israel, the Gaza Strip and the western bank of the Jordan River. As an intermediate requirement, Israel is invited to recognize Palestine and return to it all the territories captured as a result of the 1967 military conflict. Zionism is declared a hostile current, and Jews - the invaders who seized Palestinian lands.
Also unacceptable to the Israeli government were the methods of struggle chosen by Hamas. These include numerous terrorist attacks, as well as the release of rockets in Israeli territories close to the borders of Palestinians.
Despite the mediation of many politicians and international organizations, peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved for a long time. And one reason for this is the insoluble conflict between Hamas and the leadership of Israel.
