I agree that it's no time for rejoicing, though for Palestinian neighbours of the settlements it must be a great relief to no longer be on the front line, and to be able to walk out of their homes in the evening or go up on their rooftop balconies without fear of snipers or of stray bullets. Or bulldozers.

But the whole thing is a tragedy. And the heart of the tragedy is that the two peoples have been unable to find a way to share the whole of the Holy Land between them.