Last week, in a violation of international law and the refugees' property rights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forced through a new law that will start a process of privatization of much of Israel's developed land and refugee properties, reported The Electronic Intifada.

In practice, it will mean that the 200 Jewish families of Tzipori will be able to buy their homes on Palestinian refugees' land, making it very difficult if impossible for Palestinian refugees to claim this land if they are ever allowed to come back.

So here is a message for Palestinians and Arabs in general: The slower you move ahead with peace talks, the more you lose.