Jerusalem: A Radical Proposal (Posted to WeirdJews)
Most liberal/moderate Americans as well as Jews, I think, seem more or less in favor of a two-state solution. I think I am, too. However, for some time now, I've had an idea about Jerusalem:
So long as it is the capital of Israel, the Palestinians will never be happy. If any amount of it gets taken away for a Palestinian capital, many Israelis would be unhappy, and if they lost it in its entirety - well, I can't see them doing that willingly.
So here's a stupid idea - stupid mostly because no one with power would let it happen.
Make Jerusalem an international city. Capital to neither side, and strictly secular in its government - and making absolutely sure that all faiths have access to their holy sites. Better to piss everyone off than to piss one side off.
Other than the obvious (it will piss people off really badly), can people tell me how many ways this idea is bad? I'm curious to air this in a Jewish forum, something I've never done before.
So long as it is the capital of Israel, the Palestinians will never be happy. If any amount of it gets taken away for a Palestinian capital, many Israelis would be unhappy, and if they lost it in its entirety - well, I can't see them doing that willingly.
So here's a stupid idea - stupid mostly because no one with power would let it happen.
Make Jerusalem an international city. Capital to neither side, and strictly secular in its government - and making absolutely sure that all faiths have access to their holy sites. Better to piss everyone off than to piss one side off.
Other than the obvious (it will piss people off really badly), can people tell me how many ways this idea is bad? I'm curious to air this in a Jewish forum, something I've never done before.