refuse to negotiate a two-state solution and indeed, Israelis, increasingly, have begun calling for Israel to put Judea and Samaria under Israeli law and eventually annex both into a "reconstituted" Israel on all the land comprising the original Kingdom of Israel. This is an idea that many Palestinians have advocated, but Israelis had always dismissed on the belief that the supposedly larger Palestinian population and birthrate would quickly make Jews a minority and spell the end of Israel. But in recent years, it has become increasingly evident that, in fact, Israel has the higher birthrate. Where Jews used to be the majority in Israel, they are the majority in all the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan. By the year 2031, Jews will be 80% of the population. Given that Israel manages quite well today with a 75% Jewish majority, there will be no reason for her not to expand Israel all the way to the Jordan. The Palestinians clearly think that time is on their side; if they do not come to terms with the Israelis, they will learn, soon enough, that it is not. Here's Hamas charter for you. Note that they use both Islamic texts (most notably the quote in article 7 calling for fighting and killing the Jews as a prerequisite for the coming of the Day of Judgement -- this is part of the Islamic "messianic" vision) and European antisemitic literature ( The Protocols of the Eldres of Zion is cited as if it