Do you know what you are talking about? Israel captured the land from the Jordanians in a war of defense. Why should Israel now give that land to the "Palestinians"? The land is not occupied, it was taken in a war. It never belonged to the "Palestinians - in fact, the "Palestinians" are not a separate nation at all. Based on the Arabs' behavior towards the Jews, do you really think the issue is the taxes? Do you think the "Palestinians" would leave the Jews alive? i'll tell you a secret: The Arabs that live in Israel now do NOT want to be part of the Arab country that the whole world wants to found. The Arabs want all of Jerusalem under Israeli rule.

There can be no concessions given to your mortal enemy. Why obama obsessively badgers and bully's Israel has become maddening for all parties for he demands the impossible. ( and, when prey tell, was obama elected as PM of Israel or, of the pals, or frankly as a negotiator by either? ) No victorious nation EVER concedes land or, ANYTHING to the vanquished it would be as though America signed a peace treaty with Japan and gave them Washington D.C. plus the east coast for "Peace." The best all parties can hope for is this, all pals must leave all of Israel they must take their Dome of the Rock with them as it's more than a religious symbol, it is a military installation. No one other than the elected parties of Israel should decide or, a vote from the Israeli people. This cannot end well if Israel allows herself to be run over and crushed by a power mad obama who's popularity at home is just a hair above Nixon's lowest approval rate of 26%.. KEEP BUILDING STAND YOUR SACRED GROUND !!!

not in your enemy

maybe they will be satisfied and will not ask for the entire ghetto.... did not work then and this salami BS will not work today

120 Billion is a conservative estimate and does not include the damage to Israel's social fabric, including chronic unemployment, stress disorder and juvenile delinquency in the victims of ethnic cleansing. It also does not include the cost of the inevitable nerve gas attack on Kfar Saba, Raanana, Rosh Haayin, Elad, Shoham, Modiin and Bet Shemesh.

The Jews are not going to leave Judea! Stupid and illegal idea. The Arabs are the ones who will have to leave. They were given Jordan in 1922 as their homeland on 78% of the putative Jewish National Home. Israel is quite small enough and the Arabs have 21 states to go to and 57 islamic states if they so desire.

Do you have "cheap villas" on your street for these "settlers" to move into so that they can "come home of their own free will"? You think there is affordable housing in Israel for 500,000 people to move into?? It's embarrassing, the way you lie to yourself.

so for the Arab side it is win win, costing them nothing. It also sidelines other major issues and responsibilities.....

Both sides know that in the current climate the price and risks of peace are far greater than maintaining the status quo. The benefits of peace are accumulated in the long run and gov'ts are short-term so until the equation changes there will be no impetus for peace.