October 21st, 2010 
admin Secular Jewish settlers in the West Bank want fun but face hard times
FOR over 20 years Ariel was Israel’s fastest-growing settlement, changing from a campsite on a rocky outcrop in 1978 into the first Jewish city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. But over the past decade, Ariel has stagnated, adding a mere 100 housing units. Three other settlements closer to Israel proper, including two that were puny ultra-orthodox villages when Ariel boomed, have swelled to twice its size.
For mediators committed to reviving the wobbly peace process, this paralysis is a rare piece of good news. Ariel, says Ron Nachman, the city’s founder and mayor, was intended to undermine the viability of a Palestinian state. It sits on top of a mountain ridge whose eastern edge reaches 23km (14 miles) into the West Bank, in essence cutting it in two. …
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