We need to learn from past experience and return the Nahal to the conflict line settlements, writes David Elishish. Elish: It will not be easy to return to the lines of conflict a momentum of civilian prosperity and development.

The pioneer soldiers of the current generation can be responsible for the momentum of renewed settlement, he says. The role that the Hashomer and the Palmach played in the past should be remembered, Elish writes. "We must welcome and encourage the initiative to re-establish in the IDF the NahAl nuclear forces - warrior pioneer youth," he adds.