Reply #24: Looking at maps of the West Bank

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it seems the settlements cut it in half just East of Jerusalem. How much access with they want throughout the West Bank? Wouldn't it be easily for Israel's security if they were completely out of the West Bank rather than maintaining some settlements?

The problems it the settlers. They believed in their government and moved into these areas and now they may be asked to leave. It sucks to be them. But they have to get compensation from Israel, not the Palestinians.

The reason it's not black and white is the view that they are already living there, communities established, let them stay argument. Well, all that does is legitimize Israel's actions which with respect to the settlements have been illegal. I don't see why Israel should get away with that at the expense of the Palestinians.