Palestinians want Israel to return back into boundaries, the width of which is 12 km., that can be cut into pieces within minutes.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To be clear, I abhor the separation wall. It is an eyesore in itself and makes tangible the failed diplomacy and cruel short-sightedness that causes such misery in the region. No Palestinian can see that wall and not wonder if the Israelis mean it to stay there forever, a constant reminder of what they never intend to change.
The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.
Israel needs to separate from Netanyahu in order to separate from the Palestinians.
We have no desire to permanently rule over millions of Palestinians, who double their numbers every generation. Israel, which wishes to be an exemplary democracy, will not be able to bear such a reality over time. The Disengagement Plan presents the possibility of opening a gate to a different reality.
As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow up people, Israel has no choice but to build the fence.
As long as there are no negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel is and will continue to be in a difficult situation.
Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
If there is ever to be an end to the conflict, the Palestinians must recognize the Jewish people's right to a homeland and the existence of an independent Jewish state in the homeland of the Jewish people.
Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing.
The way for the Palestinians to get a state is to go ahead and build it.