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Sharon himself is an Israeli nationalist. I also have observed that the settlers are stereotyped as fanatics. I'm sure some of them are, but they have definitely been misrepresented I think in a lot of ways. I don't really blame anyone for not wanting to be uprooted from their homes. I think the religious fanatics are probably settlers, but that doesn't make all settlers fanatics. The groups in Sharon's government that are far right support transfer- the creation of a Palestinian state elsewhere than west of the Jordan, and the monetary support of any Palestinians moved. Admittedly, the word "transfer" sounds pretty bad. I think it is really a question of the actual viability of a Palestinian state next to Israel. Though I wouldn't agree with transfer as an obvious choice, looking at a map and considering what going on in Palestinian society currently I don't see how a Palestinian state next to Israel could result in anything but war. If I thought it would create peace, I would support it. What do you think?
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