Treating them as "undocumented aliens" or some sort would be the better option if Netanyahu were really planning on going for broke and trying to seize all of the West Bank, or deporting them and throwing money at them for the confiscation of land (after annexing the West Bank, of course). That would all be contingent on having a very strong pro-Israel President in the White House, and probably only be possible against the backdrop of some major action against Israel from Hamas or Hezbollah (I'm thinking it would have to involve WMD of some sort, most likely chemical weapons). In that scenario, Israel might have a chance of getting away with it.
I don't think that would work even in such a situation. The US is not as dominant as it was twenty years ago - and there are two major powers out there who seem to make it their business to oppose the US on general principle. But even if we suppose it would, it'd have to be a very temporary situation - you can't seriously maintain a population of "undocumented aliens" essentially the size of your legal population.
In any other world, though, Israel is probably just trying to keep as much of the West Bank as possible in its final deal. A good deal for the Israelis would involve paying compensation for the land that falls inside the perimeter fence, retaining the right to reoccupy if any heavy weaponry or army enters or is created in the West Bank, keeping East Jerusalem permanently, and demanding recognition by at least most of the Arab states.
Yep, pretty much agree with that, although the devil is of course in the details, and the Palestinians will have to keep at least some part of East Jerusalem, even if it's purely symbolic. And I'm fairly sure the Palestinians will - rightly - want land, not money, in return for the land inside the 1967 borders that Israel keeps.
Israeli opposition paints Netanyahu as inadvertently destroying the Jewish state
- 24/01/2013 08:30:37 PM
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the demographic issue has been there for at least 10 years
- 24/01/2013 09:10:14 PM
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Gross factual error, anyone?
- 24/01/2013 09:57:01 PM
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memory does fail sometimes....
- 24/01/2013 10:23:36 PM
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IF birth rates remain consistent and IF emigration rates dropped...yes.
- 24/01/2013 11:13:40 PM
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I'm not sure why they assume Palestinians would have the right to vote if absorbed.
- 24/01/2013 09:51:46 PM
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I mostly agree.
- 24/01/2013 10:10:59 PM
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