Growing West Bank Consensus

According to Haaretz, there's a growing consensus in Israel that a withdrawal from the West Bank is no longer possible. The feeling is that even if there is a wall, relinquishing control over the territory is strategically impossible. This of course is a product of the Qassam rocket attacks from Gaza, last summer's war with Hizbullah, and most recently the devolution of Gaza and the rise of Hamas. It's a wise move but the international community needs to be made to understand that.

One hopes that the same logic precludes any discussion of returning the Golan Heights to Syria (which is a sponsor of both Hamas and Hizbullah. There's been some chatter about that recently, but any sign of Israeli weakness will only embolden their enemies (and their proxies).

(h/t Powerline)