Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000 and from Gaza in 2005. In return, it has faced years of terror from both territories, including thousands of rocket attacks on civilian areas.
If that doesn’t already make it clear why Israel doesn’t simply withdraw from the West Bank, this four-minute video does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIakII4AFnY&feature=player_embedded
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