land swap to settle Israel/Palestine conflict

Submitted by Susan Freiman (Israel), Apr 1, 2016 at 11:47

Prof. Pipes' comments on settling the Israel/Palestine conflict by a two-state solution through exchanging territory, such as Maale Adumim (now part of the West Bank) for Umm el Fahm (within the Green Line) illustrates the difficulty with this kind of solution. I do not think the residents of Umm el Fahm would want to lose their Israeli citizenship, which comes with numerous social and economic and political benefits.

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