From the start of the peace-process negotiations, it was agreed between the parties, and accepted by the international community, that the issue of settlements would be one of several issues to be negotiated in the permanent status negotiations. None of the agreements signed between Israel and the Palestinians contain any limitation on building in the areas under their respective jurisdiction. Amb. Alan Baker

Cut off all support for the evil scarecrow Abbas. He has no real power. He is a ludicrous figure. End the supply of food, water, electricity to our enemies. Israel is now the only nation, in all of human history, to voluntarily support her enemies. End this lunacy NOW!

There is an article on Haaretz the palestinians wanted a special chair at the UN .. a kind of throne. His request was denied and he was told he is not the pope. He thinks he is royalty because he got he won an upgrade observer status at the UN.

Send the invaders back to Europe and America.

The Abbas throne might have generated a one-time magical moment if a Whoopie Cushion had been placed on it.

Clearly, you have no idea what Israel has done for West Bank Arabs. When Israel reacquired Judea and Samaria as a result of winning a defensive war against Jordan, the West Bank had one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world. There were no paved roads, no infrastructure, primitive agriculture, no institutions of higher learning, no sewage system (which caused perennial outbreaks of cholera which killed thousands of ersatz "Palestinians" annually), only one hospital and no medical clinics. Only 30% of the homes had indoor plumbing; about the same percentage had electricity. Israel fixed all that -- and more. Any West Bank Arab who wanted one could have a well-paying job in Israel. How did they repay us? With terror, more terror and still more terror. The ersatz "Palestinians" wanted autonomy -- they have it. It is not the fault of Israel that they have done nothing constructive with it. They have failed to attract international investment, because no one wants to invest in a terrorist rabble. Their so-called "leadership" has taken the billions of dollars and billions of euros that have been sunk into the ersatz "Palestine" Authority, and the only thing to show for it is some very deluxe homes in Europe and some very hefty private offshore bank accounts. The ersatz "Palestine" Authority doesn't pay its electricity bills, is currently enjoying an unemployment rate of around 40% and rampant inflation. That's not Israel's fault either, but it is going to get considerably worse for the ersatz "Palestinians" when Israel revokes thousands of work permits. What was that you were saying about building a tax base? The ersatz "Palestinians" are not builders -- they are destroyers. They couldn't build a dog shed.