To deal with reality and not with dreams | Menachem Horowitz
Unlike those marching toward Gaza out of a desire to renew the settlement there, whom one can understand and even identify with, the 'Pioneers of the Bashan'—those enthusiastic young people trying to settle in Syrian…
Assessment
The columnist draws a sharp moral distinction between two settlement movements. Those seeking to reestablish settlements in Gaza are portrayed as understandable, even sympathetic. In contrast, young activists attempting to settle in recently captured Syrian territory are dismissed as a lawless criminal gang. The piece stakes out a clear red line, arguing that not all settlement impulses are equal in the eyes of Israeli law or public legitimacy.