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Originally Posted by blankall
You actually can look at them separately. They are two separate areas. The Israeli government has never at any time stated they will give back 100% of the West Bank. They have always stated they will expand in Jerusalem, where there has been a Jewish majority since 1830, and will keep major settlement blocks for strategic reason. They have offered 95% of the West Bank back plus land swaps in the past.
From a logistical point of view, wedging Israeli settlements back into the Gaza Strip would be extremely difficult, with a Palestinian population of 2.3 million and rising. Previous peace plans have even shown the Israelis providing the Gazans with more land in the Negev, not taking it away.
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Should we look at Russia's land grabs separately too? While they have no explicitly stated they would look to expand into Eastern Europe it it still a huge fear of NATO. Why would a government publicly state their intentions when it is not in their best interests to do so?