[Travis McGee]

Ahh yes, our resident "Blame the Jews" specialist is checking in.

[Howlin]

I didn't take it that way at all. I think his point is valid; there ARE people in Israel who don't want to engage the PA.

[SJackson]

Prediction: Because of this, ALL Palestinians will be expelled outright from the West Bank, never to be allowed to return. And the more they do this, the more areas Israel will permanently occupy.
That's a very good idea, but how will it be done? One village at a time, one kilometer of border at a time, or all at once?

After the 67 war the Joint Chiefs of Staff (ours) recommended a defensive border east of a Jennin-Nablus-bira-Jerusalem-dead sea line. The IDF has made similar proposals which would require annexing about half of the West Bank, depending on where you draw the line, and relocating from 10% to as much as a third of the settlements.

IMO, Israel has had more than enough provocation to implement this unilaterally, and it leaves a “state” for hostile Palestinians to be relocated to. Kilometer by kilometer will cost far too many lives. A negotiated “peace” is a pipe dream.