Those who refuse to understand or appreciate the sensitivity and significance of this issue, and continue to repeat the same trite and tired reasoning, know that being stubborn and unyielding about it will undoubtedly render the whole effort to start any negotiations, much less make peace, a waste of time and a mere stalling tactic.

Simple old logic, which is no secret, is the fact that not freezing all settlements activities, regardless of its scope, will only lead to reducing further and further the piece of land where the Palestinians may be able to have a state on, one day; and by keeping it unchecked will naturally lead to leaving no land worth mentioning to seriously negotiate about. And we all know, well most of us, that this is the real intention behind Netanyahu’s government’s insistence on not restricting, seriously, settlements building and expansion.

Peace is in Israel’s interest as much as it is in The Palestinians’ interests, and God help us all if those who have no interest in peace end up having the upper hand, which we’ll all then live to regret – sooner or later.