when I look at a map of the middle-east - specifically Israel and the lands bordering it, something jumps out at me. Israel is tiny and its miniscule lands have been rather densely and productively utilized. The bordering nations - all of which are ostensible "allies" of the Palestinians, are huge...with vast tracts of virtual emptiness. I still have a heckuva time wrapping my little mind around the idea that the only lands relevant and sufficient to address the Palestinian's concerns, are those remarkably few acres currently being used by the Israelis.

Of course....I suppose we could revert to the idea that those millions of non-Israel acres are irellevant, as the Palestinians have a "right" to the Israeli lands. And..that's all well and good, but it's not a solution.