Yep, the cycle always seems to start with palies or hamasses, and then can only end with pressure on Israel to not defend itself.
Right. The cycle of violence is:
Palestinians attack Israel
Israel takes it
Palestinians attack Israel
Israel takes it
Palestinians attack Israel
Israel takes it
Israel closes border
Palestinians attack Israel
Israel responds in a limited way
Immediate calls for:
Cease fire
Ending of cycle of violence
Blaming of Israel for any Palestinian deaths and
Calls for Israeli restraint with implied future “war crimes” charges.
US revival of the “path to peace” or “roadmap to peace” or discussions of “the peace process” (with no acknowledgement that such methods have NEVER WORKED because the Palestinians have no interest in peace.)
UN denouncement of Israel by any number of Arab league members - any number of whom could accept their oppressed Palestinian brethren into their countries but somehow haven’t managed to do so.