Sweeping everything into one grand statement, as some pundits have, is not nearly descriptive, subtle, or nuanced enough.
I keep reading missives that make all settlement activity look equal, in the zeal of some of oversee, second-guess, and re-interpret all Israeli activity.The truth is that settlement occurred for different reasons during different periods. There are some maps that show West Bank settlement activity over time, during various key time-periods. (I cannot find them, now, however, but they are revealing).
Because of this, there are all kinds of nettlesome problems with the status quo, which is the result of decisions made at different times, with different objectives, and with different legal underpinnings. Sweeping everything into one grand statement, as some pundits have, is not nearly descriptive, subtle, or nuanced enough.
To their credit, the Israeli government did try to undertake an "inventory" of the issues. Facts are the precursors to dealing with problems.
