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Originally Posted by _Q_
I understand that there may be anxiety surrounding that situation. I personally don't think it'll be an issue - for the most part - if there are treaties and mutual understanding from both sides in place.
If the settlers are OK with staying, then they should be able to stay. If there are some that are uncomfortable with that situation, then by all means, the stated homeland of the Jewish people is just a few kms away. Will there be violence at some point between the sides? Probably. It's inevitable. But that happens in most communities with multiple ethnicities living together, including here in the West. My hope is that it would be isolated events by dumb ass criminals that can just be handled as a police matter.
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You're basically stating that if the Israelis laid down their guns everything would be peaceful for them. However, that hasn't been their experience thus far. It wasn't their experience when the Ottoman Empire strictly controlled how many Jews lived in Jerusalem, their security, and the taxes they paid. it wasn't their experience when Arabs were having anti-Jewish riots in British Palestine. It wasn't their experience when Arabs invaded the newly formed Jewish nation and again multiple times later. It wasn't their experience when Palestinians were setting off suicide bombs in Israeli busses and cafes from the 1980s through to the early 2000s. It most certainly has not been their experience lately.
What you're talking about would require an extreme degree of trust. Recent events have not built trust.