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Originally Posted by WCW Nitro
I always get a kick out of the whole well if Hamas stops firing rockets everything will be ok viewpoint. It won't. How many rockets are fired out of the West Bank? The result, illegal settlements being built there. This is not a complicated situation, this is not a well both sides are equally at fault. If you fire rockets, Israel will bomb with impunity.If you don't fire rockets, they'll build on your land and delay the negotiations until there's nothing left to negotiate. One side has the money and the guns, and it has shown that no matter what route you choose, it will make your life hell.
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Israel's plan is pretty clear. They've built a wall to claim what they are taking. As it stands now, about 95% of the West Bank lies on the Palestinian side:
Israel has also offered land swaps in the past for what they are taking. However, the Palestinians really should accept Jewish minorities and communities. Israel has over 1.5 million Arabs living in their country. The only reason there weren't any Jews in the West Bank before 1967 was that Jordan removed them all during their invasion of 1949. This included the old Jewish quarter of East Jerusalem. Is a Jew moving back there really a settler?