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Noushin

The Illusion of Victory

If Hamas is destroyed, a more radical group will replace it. Israel's security depends on wiser action

Daniel Barenboim

The Guardian

Thursday 1 January 2009

 

I have just three wishes for the coming year. The first is for the Israeli government to realise once and for all that the Middle East cannot be solved by military means. The second is for Hamas to realise that its interests are not served by violence, and Israel is here to stay. And the third is for the world to acknowledge that this conflict is unlike any other in history. It is uniquely intricate and sensitive - a conflict between two peoples who are both deeply convinced of their right to live on the same very small piece of land. This is why neither diplomacy nor military action can resolve this conflict.

READ the rest here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/01/israel-gaza-bombings-hamas

• Daniel Barenboim is a pianist and conductor, and a UN messenger of peace danielbarenboim.com