re: #87 Justanotherhuman

Who’s pushing this?

“I think an era has ended and a new era has begun,” said Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, a hawkish, hi-tech tycoon and head of the nationalist Jewish Home party, which has always opposed negotiations with the Palestinians.

“Bennett said Palestinians should be given “autonomy on steroids” in areas of the West Bank where they already exert some control, while the remaining 62 percent of the territory should be gradually annexed to Israel.

“I know this is not as sexy as the perfect two-state solution, but this is realistic,” he said on Sunday.”

The Israeli wingnuts, of course.

For now it’s mostly a fringe idea but it may gain wider acceptance as time goes by without a peace deal. Israelis are desperate to get out of the occupation business and they’re exploring solutions that don’t involve endless negotiations with the Palestinians that never go anywhere. It’s something to keep an eye on.