And the Settlements Continue

With all the talk in the US of the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza what seems to go unnoticed is 1) the wall that expands the state of Israel and 2) the unabated settlement expansion planned by the the Labor and Likud goverment. It's not that the Gaza prison withdrawal is insignificant but as Chairman Mao said one step forward two steps back. Or in the Israeli case 20 steps forward one step back.