Israel/Palestine

The important question is does terrorism work.

The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is not going to last another 200 years. There will be some settlement.

Rewind the world. Let's say there was no October 7th attack. Would the ultimate settlement have been better for Palestinians than it will be now after the October 7th attack?

I really don't know the answer.

Obviously 15,000 more Palestinians would be alive. But will they eventually end up with a bigger/better state for having carried out the October 7th attack?

I have heard discussions that there will be more pressure on Israel due to the 15,000 deaths to make political concessions.

You could in fairness ask Israel whether it would have been better off if it it didn't kill the 15,000. That debate would be about whether the Israeli response deterred anything or just encouraged more terrorism, and whether Hamas would have released hostages without military pressure. Israel certainly is paying an economic price for its large response.