return of all the refugees to the State of Israel, but who were troubled by the existence of the refugee problem, eagerly awaited a resettlement scheme in the West Bank area independent of any decision about the future political fate of the occupied territories.
Why did the Israeli Government miss such an obvious historical opportunity? The answer lies in the incapacity of the present government, composed as it is of many divergent elements, to make up its mind about a positive solution to the questions posed by the 1967 conquests. Those who advocate annexation, of course, would like the territories to be as empty of inhabitants as possible. In the absence of a decision, the traditional traits of Zionism operated, consciously and unconsciously, creating new trouble on top of the old.