There are many sensible reasons as to why the Israelis did not allow the Palestinians a state - including the fact that the Palestinians rejected a 2 state solution themselves!

I am not interested in a colonialism arguament here. I would only add that I have given reasons why it is ridiculous to believe that Israel was "colonialist" and that if it indeed is/was colonialist, it has done a laughably terrible job at it!

In any case, even if you think Israel is colonialist, Israel has now shown that it believes in a 2 state solution and has already evacuated Gaza. So the question is, now that Israel agrees to the principle of a 2 state solution, why are the Palestinians doing everything in their power to ensure that this is an impossibility? Surely if you support the Palestinians, you would agree that their best chance is to convince the Israelis that they will not kill them after a deal is done, get their state and then do whatever they want afterwards, whether that is peace or continued war?

No, they do not need to show Israel they are "worthy" of a state. But yes, they do need to show Israel that it will be peaceful, reject the policy of the destruction of Israel, and not remain a violently hostile enemy. That has to be a fundamental part of any agreement surely? If it is not, the region is destined to further war whatever Israel does and it would follow that it would be sensible for Israel to NOT give back the territories - if there will be continued war anyway, it is easier for Israel to defend itself if the Palestinians dont have a state of their own.

I feel that there is a serious failure of many people to accept the reality of the situation. Whatever the mistakes of the past and the opinions people have as to who is to blame, the situation today is what it is. If the Palestinians want a state of their own, only Israel can help them. For Israel to help them, they simply need to convince the people that they want help from, that they will not murder them when they have a state of their own and not pursue their commitment to the absolute destruction of Israel. Why is this so hard to understand? Why do people not understand the reluctance of Israelis to give their sworn enemy, who is attacking you and your civilians daily, a state 3 hours drive from Tel Aviv and next door to most of West Jerusalem!?