You make good points - I was reacting from within my current cloud of despair over the Obama crowd - but I have often wondered whether Israel should just declare final borders, whatever they are, and say that the other side has blown endless opportunities to negotiate.
I think the big international problem with that is that they will not become “legally recognized” borders anytime soon, if ever.
I think Israel needs to get ahead of the US, including the Obama crowd. For all his personal affection for Israel, imo GWB did more damage to Israel’s negotiating position than Clinton or Obama thus far. A sovereign state, never policy before. A land link between Gaza and the West Bank, carved out of Israel with no offset. Hamas as a political force. Israel would be better off if her borders were defined.