[tonycavanagh]

Looking at the graphs nearly all the attacks were against Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza since that territory should be under PA control why not move Israeli military and settlements back into Israel proper.

Tony

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Israeli "withdrawal" (of their own land) will not change the Palistinians goal; the destruction of the Jews. You could give ALL of Israel to the Pali's, it won't make a difference. Even Arafat says on his radio addresses in his native tongue that all Jews are to be killed.

I know: why not give all buildings over 40 stories high to Al Queda. That way they won't want to fly airplanes into them.

[anapikoros]

Looking at the graphs nearly all the attacks were against Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza since that territory should be under PA control why not move Israeli military and settlements back into Israel proper.

Leaving aside your debatable assertion "that territory should be under PA control", from a tactical POV don't you have to consider the number of dead and injured per attack?

It would seem to me that attacks within Israel proper result in a much greater number of deaths and injuries per event as compared to those outside.

I don't know how effective IDF presence in the territories is in preventing attacks within Israel proper but at this point withdrawl without agreement might be a costly mistake.