A spokesman for the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip criticized Mofaz for handing over the settlement paperwork to the PA. "It endangers the lives of residents of the settlements," said Hilik Navon. "Terrorists will now have detailed maps showing where everyone lives, including the synagogues. This is an unprecedented step."

Navon said he saw the move as one more symptom of an irrational policy. Palestinians could fire Kassams at Jewish homes without reprisal, he said, and terrorists could receive maps of their intended targets from the Israeli government. But teens who opposed a policy that endangered lives were sitting in jail...

Reading this type of report, it is easy to despair. But this is the very time that the people of Israel need the encouragement and support that we must give, regardless of how poorly we think of The General and his insane band of ministers.

Talking about insane ministers, JPost adds this to corroborate my statement:

Peres: Annexing east J'lem was mistake

The government made a mistake in annexing all of east Jerusalem following the Six Day War, Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said at the Labor Party's Jerusalem Day celebration at the capital's Gerard Behar Center on Sunday.

"Whoever thinks that 240,000 Arabs from East Jerusalem could be annexed while Jerusalem stays a Jewish capital is as mistaken as those who say the city can be divided with fences and walls," Peres said.

"If there isn't peace in Jerusalem, there won't be peace in the country, and if we don't leave the Gaza Strip, there won't be peace in Jerusalem," he said.

Peres said Labor made a mistake in allowing the party to be left with no seats on the Jerusalem City Council and vowed to not let it happen again.