What a waste

What do you get when you mix . . .

lack of advance planning

plus

a prime minister who doesn't explain himself until the eleventh hour

plus

government agencies who skimp on compensations to settlers and don't take into account the reality of their lives

plus

ideology-driven settlers who refuse to confront reality until the reality punches them in the nose?

Well, for starters, you get this and this.

Meanwhile, I know of a few hungry Israeli kids in overcrowded classrooms getting sub-par educations who really could have used that hotel money . . . .