text: Israel is an Island of advanced civilization surrounded by regimes led by 7th century zealots. Hamas doesn't even recognize Israel's right to exist so why should Israel negotiate with rabid Islamists who use their neighbors as human shields for propaganda purposes? Russia took over the Sakhalins three weeks before the end of the World War II - crickets from the UN. It's not a secret that any discussion about a two-state solution has been soured by the UN's pathetic history of anti-Israeal bias. The UN is a joke, it has no credibility and the war in Syria continues to demonstrate as much. The sanctions against North Korea are doing wonders, same for Iran's ballistic missile program... but let's attack Israel while Hamas rewards the families of terrorist cowards who kill pregnant women at the grocery store.