These settlers will have to negotiate with the Palestinian authority for the right to live there. I suspect that will be less than happy to live in a Palestinian State. In the meantime since they seem to hate the Israeli authorities so much I suggest that the government of Israel withdraw any protection they have thus far given them.

It’s expensive and, in my opinion, stupid to protect a bunch of ungrateful people who on the one hand insult the army and police as well as the Israelis courts while on the other hand hurling insults at them.

There is a bizarre symmetry between these religious fanatics and Hamas (I am not saying they are identical in all respects) in as much each group would hate to see a peace signed agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs.

Here is a report on Hamas’ views on the subject:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1040181.html

“Earlier Sunday, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshal suggested in a speech at the opening session of a Palestinian conference that Abbas was a merchant selling Palestinians’ rights, after the rival militant group denounced the president for publishing Hebrew-language newspaper ads outlining a proposed Arab peace deal in Israeli papers.”

These two groups deserve each other.