Yeah, if only the Arabs owned that New-Jersey-sized piece of real estate, the Muslim world would be a tolerant paradise of advanced technology and shining cities. Right.

The whole "settlement" idea seems to be based on the bizarre proposition that a Jew living on so-called "Palestinian" land somehow corrupts it or "occupies" it politically. Where else on Earth is this the case? When a minority builds homes in America, do we suddenly think they're "taking" the land from Americans? Do you have any idea how many Arab and Palestinian citizens there are in Israel? Are these people "occupying" Israeli land?

Where has it been written that there shall be no Jews anywhere but Israel? Is this acceptable to you?