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Do you think the Gaza pullout plan will work?

Real question is what happens after pullout occurs

Gaza is the relatively easy part of the Israeli-Palestinian impasse. Depending on the nature and intensity of Israeli settler resistance, coordination of an Israeli withdrawal should not be excessively difficult. The real question is what happens next. The United States appears to think it can achieve a settlement piece by piece. But where and when do the Israelis and Palestinians dig in their heels and say any more is too much (on the Israeli side) or too little (on the Palestinian side)? This conflict has persisted through multiple generations back to the late 19th century. It's not likely to be resolved any time soon. A gloomy forecast is no reason not to keep trying, but there remain a number of questions about who is fooling whom with the Gaza pullout.

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