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and it is more realistic than what Mr. Kamiya proposes.
In a few years, Israel develops a missile shield capable of intercepting Palestinians' rockets. Having resolved the security issue without Palestinians' help, Israel can finally leave West Bank, the same way they left Gaza. Of course, they will get nothing in return, because Palestinians don't want to give up any of their 'rights,' the biggest of them the Right of Return. This is the convergence plan that Olmert wanted to do when he came to power, but could not after it became clear that Palestinians will start shooting from the West Bank right at his office in Tel-Aviv. This status quo will still not satisfy Mr. Kamiya or Gideon Levy, but I don't see how this can possibly lead to a situation, where Palestinians can legitimately demand equal voting rights.
There is one thing Mr. Kamiya forgot to mention, and it is Israeli recent rhetorical demand of Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, as an implicit recognition that they will have to give up the demand of the Right of Return for all the Palestinian refugees. So far, the Palestinians, including Abbas and the enlightened and moderate prime-minister Fayad, not to mention all their negotiators, categorically refused.
