“Israeli society will stand in the coming years at a historic crossroads. The settlement movement has no problem dragging us all into a kind of modern Masada — since according to their method the divine promise to the land outweighs any rational consideration such as a stable economy and functioning public systems, not to mention universal democratic values such as human rights, justice and peace. But the majority of the public does not support these messianic nonsense, and it is time to give it practical expression. Striving to end military control over the Palestinian people — even one that involves conflict with the settlement movement — is the most significant challenge we will face in the coming decade.”