Fanatical Israeli colonists agreed to leave the officially unapproved "outpost" with which they were trying to take Palestinians' land, but their buildings will remain there, locked and off limits to the local Palestinians.

That is significant because that particular spot was chosen to help cut the West Bank in two parts, blocking Palestinians from travelling between.

This is temporary, and the government says it might later authorize another colonization attempt there. I hope that the strength of opposition convinces it not to do so. Israel must return the land it has taken on Palestinian territory, unless it gets an agreement to trade that territory for other good land.