Shai Golden, Haaretz Correspondent: Now maybe we can calm down
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Title:"far more ready for peace"?
Name:Murray
City: MilanState: Italy
The trouble is that there is a powerful element in Israel which simply doesn`t want peace; and Israel shows no sign of facing them down.

In particular the settlers cannot accept peace. Peace would mean resolving the situation of the West Bank: either the abandonment of most of the settlements, or giving Israeli citizenship to millions of Arabs.