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Originally Posted by alainbouhez
What about the Israelian colonies?
Would you trust such a partner (supported by the US)?
I don't see any solution (again).
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Israel knows that the colonies in Gaza and the West Bank aren't helping matters. The US has repeatedly asked them to stop building those colonies. During the decade of peace in the 1990s (the time when the PLO wasn't pursuing terrorism), Israel stopped the building and actually started pulling out of these areas. Currently this is a difficult situation because families now live there. I believe the solution for these areas is exactly the solution that the Arabs were faced with when the Jews moved in in the 1940s. The land should be given back to the PLO control. The Israeli's living there should be notified that they can either move or remain, whatever their wish is, but if they remain, they'll be under Palestinian law, not Israel. They will become Palestinian citizens, not Israeli citizens. I suspect that most will move, but some will remain. The Palestinian government will have to
guarantee their safety and fair treatment. If not, the UN will have to enforce sanctions against them.
-- Jeff