At the same time - two wrongs do not make a right, regardless if one is much smaller than other or not. And the settlements ARE a huge issue as it is USED to fuel antisemitism in muslim countries.

Now - people can always argue about God-given rights and all that but if we disregard that we have to accept that perhaps the settlements are a pretty bad idea if we - against hope perhaps - hope that there will be a peaceful solution at some point and that the west bank will be transferred to some form of state (whether independent or as Benny Morris suggested a federation with Jordan which I am not really sure is a good idea but at least it’s an idea).

Now, I am sure I will get downdinged into complete oblivion for even suggesting this but the settlements are a very real “public relations” issue and I think the general theory is that if the US can stop or even roll back settlements on the west bank this will generate sufficient goodwill that they can start pressuring (hard) other governments in the region (pretty much everyone except Iran, don’t expect Iran to listen here because they will use the palestianian issue for political gain until it is resolved and this is perhaps the most important reason why it needs to be sorted out at some point) to completely acknowledge Israels right to exist, to publicly make peace and stop behaving like children.

Then again, I don’t think that will happen.

And this is something that is deeply disturbing. My children, both born in recent years of the 21st century, will grow up and when they are my age the problem will still persist. Unless.
Unless what. I don’t know.