Israel moves to legalize unauthorized settlements

[Mr Khan]

Kasz216 said:

Mr Khan said:

We've been over this ground before, i feel. My thought on the matter is that the West Bankers would learn from Gaza experience, and see that a terroristic response to an Israeli good-faith gesture would simply worsen their condition. Political leadership in the West Bank would make a more responsible approach and move towards recognized statehood, and then the independent, Fatah-run West Bank could "petition" Israel to go in and weed out Hamas with West Bank troops moving in to occupy and integrate the Gaza Strip afterwards

Hamas i feel has been effectively isolated in that one slot, but if things continue as they are, the Hamas alternative will become much more viable in the West Bank and soon enough we'll be back to a situation where there'll be no chance for peace until someone's been booted out altogether.

Never been over that part before.  I'd be for a similar plan.  Such a plan being, solve West Bank first, then handle gaza... with public recognition on both sides that Gaza is currently being left off the table negotiation wise.

Do it any other way however  and Gaza will themselves increase the attacks, seeing the double down as there victory since both territories are "one nation."

Honestly, i'd be more of a fan of a three state solution all together.  Seems like even after an agreement is reached having a nation divided in half with a nation in the middle who they'd been at "war" with for decades seems unworkable.

Not sure exactly how passage between the two terrtories would work.  Afterall even after the agreement there will be plenty of people trying to get into Israel, and likely some angry israelis looking for easy retribution as well. 

One highway through the corridor in between, run with guard towers and barbed wire, with Israeli tunnels going underneath the highway wherever it undercuts existing roads. Kind of the opposite of what they're doing in West Bank currently, except this would be through the Negev where very few people live unlike the over-populated West Bank.