Sep 032012
Discussion of the “Israel-Palestine Problem” often makes mention of the numerous settlements in the West Bank, and how they’re illegal (or not). Thus when the two-state solution – separate and distinct Israeli and Arab nations (because there are no other Arab nations, I guess) – is discussed, “what about the settlements” pops up.
Well, how about this: Israel cuts the settlements loose. Israel firms up its borders and says “here we are.” But the West Bank? Let the “settlers” and the Arabs work it out. Thus if the settlers and the West Bankers want to go to war over turf, let ’em. Israel can thus be every bit as standoffish and morally superior about the plight of the poor settlers as the Arab nations are about the “Palestinians.”