The population of most settlements remained below 50,000 inhabitants.
Both sides would need to compromise on what's holy: for Israelis, dividing Jerusalem to be the capital of two states and dismantling most settlements; and for Palestinians, accepting only a symbolic return of Palestinian refugees to Israel and recognizing Israel as a Jewish state.
The latter area provides the market demand for livestock products, as is usual in most settlements with higher human populations.
Like most settlements affected by the dam, his village has not applied for resettlement by the state.
Israel halted most settlement construction for 10 months last November, saying it viewed the politically difficult step as a gesture to lure the Palestinians into direct peace talks.
However, there are factors that are generally used to calculate a settlement for most accidents.
But he has given no indication that he would relinquish any of the larger settlements, which account for most of the roughly 230,000 Israelis living in the West Bank.
Nor would it make life better for most Palestinians, let alone bring a permanent settlement closer.
For most people, preserving assets and achieving a fair settlement is more important than being right.
