[Modok]

Sounds like the normal muslim way of dealing with those they think are infidels. I do not like what is happening with Israel right now. I looks like some of her leaders are trying to make peace with these scum by giving up a bit of land when the real game by the other side is their destruction.

[DoughtyOne]

I completely agree. What's more, it drives me crazy to see our leaders pressure Israel to make concessions.

What this does is encourage the rest of the world to make demands on Israel they'd never make on the Palestinians.

No. We should demand that Hamas either join the civilized world, or starve. If we give one dime to Hamas short of them recognizing Israel's right to exist, we should have our heads examined.

[elmer fudd]

I think Israel is just being pragmatic. Gaza wasn't going to be colonized by Jewish settlers because it was already jam packed with Palestinians who were outbreeding the Jews 3 to 1. Israel is already facing a demographic timebomb with it's own Arab population and unless things change, by 2100 it will be a predominantly muslim country itself.

Sharon made a wise choice. Keep those settlements that are large and sustainable and incorporate them into Israel, eliminate those that are not, then withdraw from the remaining territories and build a wall around them.