US-Israel "peace plan"

There is currently a tactical dispute between Israel and the US over two issues: the establishment of a Palestinian state and the freezing of settlement expansion.

Contrary to what the mainstream media would have us believe, the dispute is quite minor and tactical, as the US still lends massive support to Israel.

An article by Uri Avnery and another one by Noam Chomsky show that talks of a Palestinian state by the US and Israel would in fact in all likelihood only lead to a non viable Palestinian state, i.e. a state wiht so many restrictions that it would in fact not be a functioning state, but just called a "state" on paper.

Also, whether Israel suspends settlement expansion or not, the fact remains that the already existing settlements in the West Bank seem to be acceptable, which is one important reason why a Palestinian state would not be functioning.

Another point to keep in mind is that there are other important issues that are not even addressed in the current "dispute", such as the fact that the separation wall is still proceeding; that Obama is implementing a 25% increase over Bush in US military aid to Israel over the next 10 years, during which Israel is set to receive $30 billion over 10 years; and that the blockade on Gaza is still maintained.