RE: What's next for Israel

I was thinking about this the other day. The Jews are the original Palestinians. I wonder from what authority do the Palestinian Arabs assert that heritage? The Arabs in today's Palestine are descended from the Semitic Arab puppets installed as leaders in Jerusalem and Judea by the Romans in the second and first century BC. In many ways, the Jews are still fighting off the Roman yoke imposed on them over 2,000 years ago and suffering the consequences of losing a revolt in 70 AD.

I can't say I agree with Charles that this was a necessary retreat. You don't retreat when you're winning. This was bowing to a political expediency, no more, no less.