At a Cabinet meeting, Lieberman voice his opposition to demolishing outposts except in the framework of a broad agreement with the Palestinians—a euphemism for ‘never.’
Netanyahu promised that ‘natural growth’ expansion would be permitted in the existing settlements.
It seems that the outposts are doomed. The few bigger ones will be relocated inside the nearby settlements.
Without the outposts, many settlements will again become vulnerable to Palestinian attacks. The outposts were erected on hilltops to deny the ground to Palestinian snipers.
