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I presume if the majority of Israelis and Palestianians wanted to invite the British back, or the Turks, there would be no reason to oppose that. But she does not feel a need to mention those.

There is a real concern among Israelis that a two state solution, in which the PA does not recognize Israel's status as the homeland for the Jewish people, would lead to further diplomatic and economic sanctions on Israel for policies (like the law of return) designed to support its Jewish make up. Possibly even to further violence.  Excatly how to word an end of conflict clause that resolves this fear, while not offending Palestinian sensibilities is one of the thornier aspects of getting to a final deal.

The notion of a voluntary one state solution in this context reinforces Israeli concerns that Pal support for a two start solution is not sincere, but a tactical step to the elimination of the State. Which is one reason many Israelis who are not conneted to or supportive of the settler movement vote for the right.[/quote]

This is all whitewashing talk.  The reason many Israelis vote for the right is that most cannot afford to live in Israel proper, and housing in settlements is less expensive.  So, no one wants to pay a million dollars for a two-bedroom apartment in Tel Aviv when a third of that will buy a SFH with a yard in a settlement in the occupied land.  That is the only reason. [/quote]

1. Most Israelis who vote for the right do not live in settlements

2. Most Israelis who DO live in settlements, esp the ones who move for cheaper housing, are in settlements adjacent to the 1948 armistice lines, which could easily be annexed to Israel in a final deal that created a viable Pal state.  The settlements deep in the West Bank, that really are in conflict with a Pal state, are inhabited by ideologues, not by people seeking cheap housing.[/quote]

To add, there is much cheaper housing in development towns in the Galil and the Negev than in metro TA.   Many voices in Labour have attacked Bibi for not focusing on the needs of the development towns, instead of the settlements. [/quote]

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