I used to think both sides make their own bed, but with Netanyahu at the helm I'm leaning more and more pro-Palestinian.
The man is ruthless.
Both sides are ruthless and always have been. It's a different world over there, without a lot of the niceties we take for granted.
Hamas is still dedicated to the destruction of Israel, and still praises every terrorist attack on innocent civilians. If there was an election in the West Bank it would likely win. Any fair and free election in a new Palestinian nation would likely return a government which is violently opposed to Israel and would institute Sharia law. And since there are no resources and no obvious source of income in the existing Palestinian territories the place would almost immediately become a cesspit of poverty and religious violence and fanaticism. Also, it would be free to set up an army and air force, which would be heavily funded by Iran, Syria, etc..
Would you want that next door to YOU?