ML/NJ
Dependling on the settlements there are differences. As the blog post points out some were Jewish pre-1948, some weren’t. Some are clearly defensive in nature and can’t be yielded for that reason. If you go to Blogs of Zion and follow the link to the author’s 2006 piece you will see that she talks about the reasons places like Alfe Menashe and Gilboa were built. Some settlements are really quite large — cities and towns. Ma’aleh Adumim really is a city and it is within the security fence line. Nobody in their right mind would expect Israel to cede Ma’aleh Adumim.
There are small isolated settlements deep within Judea and Samaria that are effectively surrounded by Palestinians. Those are the ones likely to be evacuated if there ever was a peace agreement. I think the chances of any such agreement in my lifetime or yours are remote at best.
Does Carter understand all of this? I doubt it but at least he admitted learning something at Naveh Daniel. I don’t trust him at all but I am grateful for him finally saying something useful. When someone who is seen as an enemy of Israel says something like this it is extremely powerful.
One thing is clear: the author knows and understands the nature of the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria. She defends them well.