Settlement Cap and Trade

Bibi and I don't see eye to eye on the settlements.

I lived in a settlement for two years; did Bibi?

But my own personal views will appear, God willing, in a later post.  For now let's stick to Bibi.

Bibi seems to be on a collision course with Obama regarding the settlements.  Obama demands zero construction; Bibi insists on lebensraum, or, as he calls it, "natural growth".

Is it all just a show, orchestrated by Bibi and Obama, to give Bibi the chance to prove that his Israel is The Israel That Can Say No?

Maybe.

But what if it isn't?  What if these two world leaders would prefer to find a way to work together instead of butting heads?  Are "zero construction" and "natural growth" mutually exclusive?

What about Cap And Trade?

What if Bibi were to allow some settlements to expand, and to compensate Obama by evacuating some settlements (I mean currently legal settlements), so that the total number of housing units in the settlements remains constant?  What if the settlements that expanded were large settlements situated in settlement blocks with small Arab populations, and the settlements evacuated were small settlements surrounded by Arab villages?

This is analogous to how the border would probably be drawn if there were ever a final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians: Israel would get Gush Etzion and Palestine would get the Jordan Valley, etc.

Pretty clever, eh?

If you think this is my only brilliant idea, you're mistaken.  I'm full of them.  I'm here to help, Bibi.  I'm waiting for your call.

MC Complete, at your service.