Reply #80: Actually Shira - I have come up with a solution

[whosinpower]

A solution that would allow settlers to stay in the West Bank - and further the goal of a two state solution.

Would you like to hear it?

A solution that would still allow the settlers jewish law, and still give the palistinians authority. Are you ready for it? It is a solution - a real solution.

The land does not belong to the settlers. It belongs to the palistinians. An equitable exchange would be to negotiate lease agreements with the Palistinian Authority. That is right - if they want to stay - they must pay. They must pay for the roads, they must pay for the land, they must pay for the water, they must pay to stay there. It legitimizes their existance there, and it helps fund the state of Palistine. No land for land exchange. lease agreements. If the settlers cannot afford to stay - then they must leave. The land does not belong to them. Within their lease agreements, they would be allowed jewish law as Israeli citizens. They can negotiate further expropriations of land should the palistinian authority agree to future growth - but they must pay for every single square inch of land every month they stay there - for perpetuity if they desire.