Isn't Israel contradicting the "two states solution" idea by building Jewish settlements in the west Bank?

The "two state solution" is under talk between Palestinians and Israelis, but how the two state solution will be possible when Israel keep building Jewish setlments on the mass Arab citizens on the west bank. It is logical that if the Palestinians land is founded it will be on the west bank.

Bob, it appears that Obama is the major player after the Palestinians calling for the "two states solution".

Israel keeps having to tell him that they are a sovereign nation, and to mind his own business.

He may be making matters worse.

It's hard to figure out which way this will go.

The division of Jerusalem is similar to the division of the atom. BOOM! Battle of Armageddon!

Short answer is yes. Most people agree that a two state solution is the only viable one - after all, Israel would never accept a single state as they would quickly be outnumbered by Arabs. But at the same time their government either cannot or will not curb the expansion of west bank settlements, never mind getting rid of them.

I believe the only practical solution will be a totally radical one, for example, resettle all the occupants of Wyoming, build replicas of Jerusalem and so forth there, and move the state of Israel there. Yes this is tongue in cheek, but the problem really seems to be intractable without some sort of breakthrough solution.

In 1947/48, Palestinians, along with ALL other Arab countries, said if the UN voted to make Israel an independent state, they would consolidate forces and wipe them off the face of the earth. Well, we all know who won those series of conflagrations. And most people seem to have short memories about that era in history.

But I also feel Israel can be doing a better job of finally settling this matter. Building settlements on the West Bank is wrong. However, given the history of Arab and Palestinian behaviour, they are simply reaping the results of their folly.

From my point of view, Israel is continually invading another country and expanding their territory. We can't expect the Palestinians to be happy about that. The "two state solution" would need both to respect boundaries, but it has no hope of working if Israel is implacably unwilling.

The term solution has been applied so that people believe it to be a solution without studying whether it would be effective. The Palestinian people do not recognize Israel's right to exist. Palestinian children are taught to value jihad and Israel is not shown on their maps. Giving away land in Israel has not led to peace--after Gush Katif was given away, Israel was subjected to almost daily rocket firing. Now, Palestinians are preparing missiles to fire on Tel Aviv-Tel Aviv is not in the west bank. Why should the west bank be judenrein? West Bank is part of the holy land for the Jewish people. Hebron, a major town in the West Bank, is the burial place of the forefathers and some of the foremothers of the Jewish people. The city of Jericho, also in the West Bank, was where the Jewish people first entered Israel after returning from exile in Egypt. The city of Shechem in the West Bank is where Joseph of the ten tribes of Israel is buried.