the situation's sort of complex. apparently, the israeli right (netanyahu is actually in the centre of the heavily rightward-skewed israeli spectrum) rejected the idea of planned resettlement as a sort of welfare.

as mentioned, beyond the problems of resettlement itself, i'm concerned about the ramifications regarding forced resettlement of israeli citizens that happen to be arabs and the collapse of the rule of law in israel. this is a different thing than bulldozing over villages in the occupied territories. like most people on the left, i don't want multiple states in the region that are defined by ethnic or religious identities. that's a formula for perpetual violence, nationalism, racism, etc. rather, i want to see a single cosmopolitan, multicultural, multi-ethnic state that buries the nineteenth century ideal of ethnic nationalism. i reject the idea that jews and arabs are too different to live together. reality is that they're virtually indistinguishable - same genes, same language, same religion.

http://972mag.com/bill-to-displace-israels-bedouin-to-be-scrapped-laws-drafter-says/83525/

in all honesty, the best thing that could happen to the area is an invasion by an outside force. it's interesting to contemplate an alternate history where the ottoman empire maintained control of the area long enough to accommodate jewish resettlement after wwII.

another thing to think about is the possibility of a new messianic cult arising in the region. hey, religion is a statist fantasy to begin with; now's a good time to make a new one up.

i'm really not interested in ideas that maintain the status quo and merely seek to balance power. the problem is that there's a gang of armed morons in charge that think god has the right to grant fiefs. that's what needs to be resolved.

it's not a question of sharing the "holy land", it's a process of bringing people to terms with the truth that there is no such thing as "holy land".

only a secular, multicultural state that rejects ethnic nationalism can get us there.

and this idea of rounding up arabs and putting them on reserves is really damaging to that only possible end goal.