Why Abu Mazen wants a freeze

For those of you who are having a hard time understanding just what the issues are regarding the 'settlement freeze,' Daniel Gordis does a great job of explaining. ABBAS’S INSISTENCE on the freeze, even in places like Gush Etzion, Ariel and other blocs which are clearly not going to be returned, is not about roads or houses, but is but the first shot across the bow. The freeze is a metaphor for