The fact that the ultra-orthodox were livid shows that Israel is capable of evacuating settlements that are not easy to evacuate.CameronPoe wrote:
Erm... how about 'Jerusalem is the eternal indivisible capital of the state of Israel'...... that doesn't sound too 'withdrawal-tastic'. They also said that Ariel will never be vacated or Ma'ale Adumim. They're pretty serious fucking chunks of the West Bank. They only reason they vacated Gaza was because it was demographic suicide and believe you me the ultra-orthodox crew were livid.san4 wrote:
That is a surprising statement. Didn't Israel dismantle settlements in Gaza? And didn't Israel offer to dismantle settlements and evacuate more than 90% of the west bank at Taba? That was a real offer because it would have been a diplomatic disaster for Israel if they repudiated it after the Palestinians accepted it. Those are two examples of Israelis putting aside their desire to annex/reclaim all land inhabited by the Palestinians.CameronPoe wrote:
Similarly Israelis will never put aside their desire to annex/reclaim all land inhabited by the Palestinians and the dead zone between them and Syria. It seems at the moment as though state terrorism is alive and well and here to stay.
I agree that Israel almost certainly plans to retain portions of the west bank (I think the Taba offer explicitly included that). Perhaps I was being nitpicky but I was responding to your assertion that Israelis will never put aside their desire to annex/reclaim "all" land inhabited by the Palestinians. Your comment suggests Israel will never compromise but the two events I listed suggest otherwise.