Dhaka, May 28 -- Let's face the fact. Israel is here to stay. Protest meetings at Baitul Muqarram and angry FB posts won't make it disappear. It's stronger than all its Arab neighbours and has the strongest military power till date as its friend. So the chances of Israel vanishing in the face of protest or through the powers of prayer and anti- Israeli feelings won't happen.

Hamas is a political reality too as much as its history of birth. Basically, a product of Israel, the objective of birthing it was to destroy and damage the "secular" leadership that was emerging in Palestine. Hamas did achieve that. It's Jihadist and aggressive and is backed by similar names and supporters including Iran. Palestine, apart from Hamas, has wider suppo...