Mostly agree with you. I used to be as pro-Israel as it gets but after my visits to that area I think the burden you mr average Joe Palestinian has to bear to for example just to do normal things such as going to work or driving to see the family or take a flight that we all take for granted, is too excessive. A Palestinian depending on where he works could have somewhere between 3-5hrs commute depending on the number of checkpoints they have to cross. Now checkpoints are realities for even Israelis too but you noticeably see the difference between checkpoints on the other side and on the Palestinian side - if you have a name that even remotely sounds Arabic, even if you have an American passport you get treated harshly. Your average Joe Palestinian just gets treated like trash. Now you might say checkpoints are necessary to keep this and that safe but the reality is hundreds of thousands of people if not more are left hostages for the fault of a few bad apples who genuinely pose the threat of terrorism. Most of the average Palestinian people are good hearted people who would want to do nothing but live their lives but I can see getting treated like trash for years and going through so much hassle just to do normal things like going to work can turn them to radicalism someday. It’s a great strategy to perpetrate generational hate from society in the name of “keeping everyone safe and prevent terrorism” - and it’s visible, younger generations are significantly more radical than older ones.

Now the Palestinian leadership is absolute trash as well as they offer no real service to their people and are busy with endless corruption. And it’s visible everywhere- even areas they fully control. The other thing is there are areas in Palestinian controlled zones (C) where you can’t even go if you look white as you genuinely risk your lives. The other way around is not generally true, even though you may have to go through checkpoints.

At this point I don’t think there is any solution to this crisis unfortunately.