Israel-US settlements deal 'close'
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/10/20091020224127636179.html So long as there is this supposed 'natural growth' of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, no one in their right mind--not even President Barack Obama--can hope for any kind of viable and lasting peace in the region. The Arab countries have made themselves clear on several occasians: there will be no peace, none, if Israel remains a significant presence in the West Bank. It's time that Israel and the West faced the reality of the Palestinians' situation. Wesley
