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Sun Dec-04-11 05:40 AM
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| 12. And I'm talking about why Israel has no real expectation of peace right now. |
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With that dynamic it is a very politically sensitive issue to halt the settlements. The PA has only limited power even in the West Bank. Hamas controls Gaza; that is indisputable. There are 1.65 million Palestinians in Gaza. There are 2.34 million Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. There are 11 million Palestinians world-wide. You cannot make a deal with "Palestine" without addressing the issue of Hamas. They will not honor any agreement the PA makes. It is essentially a civil war. How can the PA practically claim to represent the Palestinians when it is little more than an extension of Fatah.
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