"all “legal” settlements are going to need to go" ... meanwhile, Palestinians will have no confidence in Israeli promises..

Matt Yglesias & Moran Banai, in ThinkProgress, here and here ["After The Evacuation: A Test of Israel's Rule of Law"]

"...The evacuation of the House of Contention is an important, if overdue, first step. Israel’s ability to control extremist settlers, which Middle East Bulletin explored in its December 4 edition, will have serious implications for the future of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations."