I agree with giving the land back but remember they didn't take the land from the Palestinians. They took the land from Jordan during the war of 1967. So instead of giving it back to Jordan, Israel would be giving it to the Palestinians. I think that is a good idea but only if Arab nations, like Jordan, officially recognize Israel as a nation.

He was not talking about that, Shane. It's well known fact around the world that Israel is displacing Palestinians by means of annexed settlements. This is what Olmert is talking about here. There will not be any peace process unless this expansionary policy is ceased. If you look at the current map... the Palestine is just isolated islands of land surrounded by Israeli settlements to which Palestinians are banned from. There are highways that lead to these settlements that Palestinians are not allowed to travel by.

Again, it would be foolish to give any more land back without at least one Arab nation, like Jordan, recognizing Israel as a nation.

I believe that he is conveying what most Israeli's want. The only problem is that they want the other arab countries to recognize them as a state but that is not going to happen.

pk