More on the battle inside American Jewry over the settlements. David Remnick was on CNN the other night. The Egyptian revolution has had a profound effect on his view of the situation. Israel’s back is against the wall:
“It needs also finally to end this occupation of the Palestinians after 44 years…. There’s no question that there are myriad challenges faced by Israel and Iran may be challenge number one, difficulty number one for Israel… Israel has many strengths… We know where this ends. But it has to end, and each side has to make painful concessions…. It has to happen. Because Israel is facing newer and greater difficulties as it goes forward and not having a settlement with Palestinians is going to lead to a real dead end.”
