There is no link between settlements and Arab rejection of Israel. Bibi is weakening Israel position by accepting a freeze with nothing in return. The purpose of Obama is to strengthen Palestinian positions and not to act as an honest broker. If Arabs want peace, they must prove it on the ground first.

With ranges from removing all Arabs to 67 green line borders. What would most Israeli and Palestians consider afair deal? Most the world seem to think close to 67 green line with some land swaps and some parts of E. Jerusalem. I know some on both sides want one state but no peace would ever happen and I don't see Israel getting much stronger than right now.

While sympathy is more or less extended to the Po’ Palestinians and their terrorism excused, everyone is sure that the villains, the obstacles to peace, are the settlers (a sneer is obligatory when you say settlers). The settlers are the Jews who returned to live in Samaria and Judea and eastern Jerusalem ever since the Jews fought off the Arab invasion in 1968. The settlements are their towns and villages and cities and trailer camps and compounds. Why are these patriotic Jews demonized? Perhaps because they can’t be persuaded by Arab-aiding nonsense. They know that this land is Jewish: by God’s will, by the Bible, by history, by devotion, by never completely leaving the land over the centuries, by international law that established an irrevocable trust for the Jewish people, and by conquest after fighting off the invading Arabs. With all the facts on Israel’s side, how does one promote the claims of a non-people, the Palestinians? Simple. Demonize the “settlers”. Then no one will complain when you steal Jewish land. More about the right of settlers : http://xrl.us/be99to

More lies and just another betrayal by a PM and the government

is the most Chamberlin like president since livni or olmert or sharon.

Any illegal settlements built by evil jews, will become homes for the rightful Palestinians when the 2 state solution is forced on Israelis!

to Bunnie comment 7, and other Zionist, settlements violate the international law, are WAR CRIMES, violate the Fourth Geneva Conventions, and above all are built on NATIVE Palestinian land, VIVA PALESTINE

During settlement expansion: against Arabs. During settlement freeze: against a Judaic state of Israel. Only road to peace: let the clock tick against Arab rejections of peace. Allowing the clock to tick against Judaic Israel only makes us more desperate, frantic and resolved. There will be no peace down that road to nowhere.

For years the Left has villified Netanyahu. They falsely accused him of petty theft and corruption, and sent the police to perform humiliating searches of his house. They encouraged his wife's former boyfriend to publish private letters. Worst, they falsely accused him of encouraging the murdering Rabin. Now Bibi has chosen to be the lapdog of his enemies and to betray the people who defended him. Remember Bibi: you will lose all your supporters, and the Left will still hate you.

I am absolutely delighted when the talbackers here spew out their hatred for Netanyahu

Will those few buildings in the West Bank bring peace to the world? Are Israeli politicians so stupid and don't realize that they want a freeze in all of Israel? Time to replace Bibi and get rid of those Olmert/Livni/Bibi insane Leftists.

If the Arabs win, you as an Israeli Arab will be considered a collaborator unless you give all your property to the "refugees". You will stop living in a democracy and your standard of living will drop to that of your friends in Syria and Egypt.