Comparison of the size of Israel vs. New Jersey

New Jersey is the 5th-smallest US state, covering about 7800 square miles or 20,000 square kilometers. As the comparison map above shows, the land currently controlled by the State of Israel (including disputed territories) is not much larger. Israel in its pre-1967 borders was 8,019 square miles or 20,770 square kilometers, just barely bigger than New Jersey. Considering the its size, is Israel large enough that it can afford give away land to try to placate the Arabs?

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