[twyn1]

Okay -- the Settlement areas can be a "sore point" -- even some Israeli's agree that settlements should be abandoned -- but there are problems -- Just where do the people who live there go ? Is the Palestinian claim of "right of return" going to be imposed ? Who has a legitimate claim to the areas -- since some were abandoned by Arabs/Palestinians in the wake of a war that THEY started -- do they really have the right to expect them back (does Mexico have a legitimate claim to areas of the Southwest ? What about Native American lands ? Land that was taken from Germany in World War I & II ?) Are there important Jewish religious and historical sites in these areas -- would they be "respected" by Palestinians or bulldozed and re-claimed as Muslim "Holy Sites"? Palestinian self-policing has been a disaster, who would be in control in these areas -- I could go on and on....remember Palestinians claim that ALL of Israel belons to them (look at their official maps)