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Israel's stopping the expansion of settlements can help reduce tensions, and therefore help move towards a solution by showing Israeli goodwill in the eyes of moderate Palestinians
- Jonathan in Tel Aviv
So the settlements which are illegal under international law, which deprive the Palestinians from their land and livelihood and which imprison them in areas bounded by for-Jews-only roads are not really a problem. But stopping them might "help move toward a solution"!