He is advocating more pullbacks.
"The choice between allowing Jews to live in all parts of the land of Israel and living in a state with a Jewish majority mandates giving up parts of the Land of Israel," Olmert said. "We cannot continue to control parts of the territories where most of the Palestinians live."
This will be *very* painful for the settlers who have fought and died for their homes in the West Bank. It seems they will be the odd man out when it comes to peace. I wonder if Israel will provide security for them going forward. Or will they just let them become part of this new Palestinian State. At least talk of forming that Palestinian State, which was all taboo a few years ago, seems common nowadays:
Olmert said Israel favors creation of a "modern Palestinian state." Referring to Wednesday's election of a new Palestinian parliament, Olmert hoped the Palestinians would not "choose again the extremists who have led them from tragedy to tragedy and to sorrowful lives."
I think Israel really needs some kind of peace plan with the Palestinians so they can focus on Iran. That is the real threat to their life and limb. Iran+Nukes=Middle Eastern Nuclear War.
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