“The main obstacle to peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors has never been the territories, or the settlements, or the settlers – it has been the very existence of Israel. From 1949–67, when Jews were forbidden to live in the West Bank and “East” Jerusalem, the Arabs nonetheless refused to make peace with the “Zionist Entity”…”

To learn about Israel’s legal right to the so-called “occupied” territories, click below to read the entire essay as it appears in CiF Watch:

http://cifwatch.com/2012/07/05/its-the-settlements-stupid-alon-liels-fantastic-vision-for-peace-in-our-time/