Quietly, Israel Backs Off New Settlements

So then let me ask again - WHAT HAVE THE ARABS DONE AT ALL FOR PEACE? (screamed on purpose in the hopes of getting an answer. Slamming Israel is not an answer) This is typical of the Israel haters - blame Israel for 'non-compliance' when the agreement they entered into has two parts. Since the Arabs never have lived up to their agreements, it is asinine to lambaste Israel for not living up to your interpretation of theirs.

Waitaminnit... What *have* the Arabs done for peace? I mean, just because an American-funded military using weapons have cut off their infrastructure and financial abilities, it doesn't mean that they shouldn't be TRYING to find some way to get peace. Perhaps, Stuart, it's that the Palestinians have tried to get peace, but Israel's constant building of settlements undermined their efforts, so they're now wary of any peace agreement. Try seeing it from both sides.

yea i guess you are right the arabs do nothing. Fatah keeps attacking Israel, hmmm the last time was? 87% of Jordanians want peace with Israel...yep its the arabs who do nothing. And Israel should praise Hamas, especially the ultra orthodox, without Hamas attacking Israel bibi never would have won and zippi would have given up land.

"What have Arabs" (read Palestinians)"done for peace?" Well, they held still - or moved at slow target speed - while the IDF shot them, bombed them, rocketed them and bulldozed them (1440 were killed in the 2009 offensive, as opposed to 10 Israelis). And, of course, they were even slower-moving targets because Ari, Ehud, Bibi and their buddies have starved them, strangled their economy, denied them medical supplies, and walled them into a ghetto. Once upon a time, I was a Zionist, I believed the crap about "next year, Jerusalem!" - not any more.

So Israel says that certain areas will be Juden Frie to appease the Arabs. And when I ask what the Arabs have done, all that comes forth is a steady invective against Israel, BUT NO MENTION OF ANYACTIONS TAKEN BY THE ARABS FOR PEACE. NONE. Still waiting, but ll that comes forth is hate. Still waiting

Nwambe - when Israel and Egypt made a peace treaty, there were settlements in SInai, but AFTER a peace treaty, Israel pulled them all out. Israel unilatterally pulled out all its settlements from Gaza in the hopes of peace, but the Palestinians responded with rocket fire. Settlements is nothing more than a red herring. If the Arabs (and that included the Palestinians, but they are not the entirety) want peace, they should show some good faith actions of their own. Stop pretending like Israel does not exist and establish diplomatic relations. Stop the games of starting and stopping negotiations every other week over every issue that comes around. Enforce the law of the land and stop the rocket fire. Israel has responded to each action taken by the Palestinians by opening up the West Bank to Israeli commerce and trade. It would do the same for Gaza if the Palestinians would enforce their own agreements - including keeping convicted terrorists locked up. But to date, neither the Arabs states nor the Palestinians have made one single concrete action for peace (oh and by the way, that same poll showed that 97% of Israelis support the peace with Jordan - funny how you didnt mention that)