How Will the Settlement Issue Be Settled?

Contrary to what you might hear from the U.S. government or read in the New York Times, Prime Minister Netanyahu has enforced a “quiet freeze” on settlement construction outside the major settlement blocs and Jerusalem. Nonetheless, write Elliott Abrams and Uri Sadot, the Jewish population in these areas has been growing steadily over the past several years, most likely due to the growth of families already living there. If this trend continues, it will have important policy implications (free registration required):