For my part, I'm amazed and welcome this development, even while I wonder how this is going to play in Jerusalem. I'll have to check Israeli news for comment, but I recall vividly the Israeli UN ambassador (I think it was the Israeli ambassador) calling Jimmy Carter a racist for talking to Hamas.

Update: I'm now watching a report on BBC World, of the Israeli security forces forcibly removing hardline Jewish settlers, and reports of fighting among the settlers and their supporters after nightfall. A remarkable development, it's long past time Jewish moderates take a stand.

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