re: #320 Belafon

Might have something to do with the fact that Israelis keep building on land that most of the world recognizes as belonging to the Palestinians.

Settlements have not now, nor ever been, an impediment to peace.

Housing can be transferred. Israel did it with Sinai. That led to a lasting, if cold, peace with Egypt.

Israel unilaterally disengaged from Gaza, uprooting thousands of Israelis from settlements in Gaza.

It has been done before, and it could be done again.

Except that in any deal with the West Bank, the likely outcome would be land swaps. Israel would swap lands behind the Green Line for some land in the West Bank to maintain a contiguous border and communities. There have even been maps/proposals floated over the years showing how that would work.