As Mideast violence flares, hope for progress fades

Secretary of State John Kerry plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas this week.

Forget about it. This tit-for-tat, childish bickering has gone on for generations now. Each side blames the other. No one wants to find a peaceful solution.

I say, let them fight it out until the bitter end.

Milo Bendech

Religious fundamentalism is the most extreme of all supremacist ideologies. It will inevitably result in the triumph of hate and violence over love and peace.

Lee Barclay

While two wrongs don’t make a right, Israel is clearly the ag- gressor. It is still pushing new settlements, border patrols are consistently antagonistic, and it holds a military and arms advantage.

I don’t advocate the extremist terrorist minority, yet clearly the majority of Palestinians just want to be left alone. The entire conflict is racist and incredibly senseless — on both sides.

Michael Anthony Shea

This has nothing to do with culture. This has to do with hate. When the Arabs realize that Israel is not their enemy, there will be peace in the Middle East.

Wayne Wastier

If Palestinians start throwing rocks at Hamas and push them into the sea, they will improve their lives 100 times over.

Good will come to them when they get the terrorists out of their country, so that sane leaders can emerge and seek out peace.

George Mizzell

John Kerry wants urgent action to end the violence in Israel. There will be discussion of “real and tangible options.” In other words, he doesn’t have a clue, but he really wants things to get better.

Carman Conforti