http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/2012227111759385177.html

The article compares the Catholic/Protestant struggle in Ireland

to the Palestinian/Israeli struggle in Israel.

It states the current solution in Ireland can be applied to Israel.

The solution requires Israel to transform into an inclusive democracy from an oppressive ethnocracy. It also requires Israel to strengthen its own human rights and equality guarantees.

Israel would have to become a bi-national state with strict equality and full representation for all citizens. All laws privileging Jews would have to be abolished and strong measures taken to redress historic and present injustices and prevent future discrimination. A Palestinian state would have to be no less committed to equality.

So the question then for Hamas, whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel, is: could they accept a two state solution on such terms? If the answer is yes, then it is clear that the BDS call is completely compatible with a two-state solution, and Hamas should modify its charter.

If Hamas cannot accept a two-state solution on these terms, then we know it is not a creation of a Palestinian state that concerns them. Rather, their priority is to destroy the state of Israel.