In the previous blog, I describe Dr. Schueftan's findings regarding present day attitudes of the Israeli-Arab minority towards Israel and how they create a formidable barrier to any peace agreement with the greater Palestinian community. As mentioned there, this conclusion was reached by the man who convinced Sharon to remove Israelis from Gaze
It might have been noted that two blogs earlier, in commenting on Sharon's Kadima Party, I suggested that the removal of Israelis from Gaza was a terrible mistake. Dr. Schueftan, however, argues against that point.
As Schueftan saw it then, and as he continues to see it now, getting out of Gaza was good for Israel. In his view, the cost of staying in Gaza did not warrant our presence there. We got rid of it and good riddance.
But that thinking does not extrapolate to the west bank. The defense of Israel simply does not permit us to return to '67 boundaries. As Dr. Schueftan sees it, there is no inconsistency. The problems with today's Gaza borders are minimal and manageable. West bank borders are an entirely different matter and require different thinking.
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