Between The Inquisitor's and Jackonicko's narrative, my belief is that The Inquisitor's has it most right.
Jackonicko, you conveniently ignore the ongoing attacks from Palestinians, the surprise attack wars instigated by various regional Arab powers, and the failure of Palestinians to meet the terms of Oslo or any other arrangements to which they have signed up.
I was once a neutral observer in all this, and I've spent significant time in the Middle East, willing to listen to people, and read the press from both points of view. I concluded long ago that Isreal wants peace and will go more than halfway to achieve it. The Arab/Palestinian side wants not peace, but Israel's demise, and is willing to give very little from that stance. That so many don't see what to any empirical observer is quite obvious is of great mystery to me.