How do you know that U.S. aid is being used to build settlements? What percentage of it goes for military purposes and what percentage for settlements?
Due to the fungible nature of money one can demonstrate both that the money is going for the settlements and that it is not. If the Israeli economy generates, say, $200B on its own, and we add in another $4B, and they spend $4B on the settlements (private or government), they will say that it isn't our $4B that went to the settlements, but what would an unbiased observer say?
If some of the money you want given to Palestinians would be used for terrorism, then I don't think we should do it.
That's why I suggested spending it directly on infrastructure, educational scholarships, etc.
As for calling it compensation, compensation for what?
You know what. The whole point is that it is important to use the word "compensation". That way, the Palestinians claiming that they were owed a debt will understand that it has been paid.
If anyone should be compensating the Palestinian refugees, it is those Arab countries that have refused to let them assimilate for the past half-century. Frankly, I think the Arab policy against the refugees is a crime against humanity.
OK, so both sides are guilty. So what? I'm looking for a solution. It seems to me that you are more interested in being right.
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