To be sure, when a peace treaty was signed with Egypt, Jewish settlers were forcibly evacuated from the Sinai. Similarly, when Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip became unsupportable, the leader of the right, Ariel Sharon, forced out the 9,000 settlers who lived there among 1.5 million Palestinians – a dramatic event that has left deep scars on both sides.
可以肯定，在与埃及签订和平条约的时候，犹太定居者不得不被迫撤离西奈。同样，当没有办法为加沙地带的犹太人群体提供支持的时候，右翼党派领导人阿里埃勒·沙龙赶走了与150万巴勒斯坦人杂居的9，000名犹太定居者——这一戏剧性的事件在双方民众心里都留下了深深的创伤。但西岸居住着250，000位以色列定居者。任何迫使他们撤离的举动都可能升级为一场内战。