After the vote to improve the status of the Palestinian nation the future should be clearer for the Israeli government. The decision to not topple Fatah as the ruling party in the West Bank is a hopeful sign since there will not likely be a more moderate and receptive alternative. However, the decision to engage in furhter settlements on the West Bank in Palestinian territory can do nothing but cause furor among the Palestinians.
Israel could however use the threat of settlements as a bargaining chip in seeking a genuine peaceful resolution of the decades old conflict that would ultimately lead to recognition of the Palestinian state and the right of Israel to exist. This has been a dream of many for a long time.
Recognition of the Palestinian nation by Israel with Fatah as its lawful government would pressure Hamas on the West Bank and make peaceful settlement a much more attractive to the people who largely only want to be able to get on with life.
For the United States it would mean a tremendous lessening of tensions between the US and the Arab nations and would result in enormous savings in both military and domestic spending. In addition, it would allow the United States to complete the pivot toward the Asian theater which promises to be the area of future conflict and profit.
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