Mr Khan said:
Kasz216 said:
Rath said:
MrBubbles said:
if not for israel taking those lands there wouldnt even be a chance at a state of palestine. it would still be jordan and egypt. its a small minority in israel that think the entire land should be israel. its a small minority in the territories that dont want the entire land to be palestine. abbas plays lip service to the idea sometimes and then says things that clearly demonstrate he doesnt it. the right of return wont happen and the jews will never give back the western wall in east jerusalem, so those demands cannot be on the table of they want any deal with israel. abbas made recent comments backing off the right of return but they still demand east jerusalem. how can things even get off the ground with an impossible demand?
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I think if Israel was properly willing to negotiate (which Netanyahu is very much not) with Fatah then I believe the situation could be resolved. Simply however Israel will have to compromise on Jerusalem - the East of Jerusalem is Palestinian and what Israel is trying to do is annex it. This should be condemned.
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Most Palestinians in East Jerusalem want to be part of Israel though. Shouldn't that be factored in?
Why ignore the wishes of the people actually living in the contested city?
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I'd meet them halfway and make the entire city an International City, similar to Danzig before World War II (i'll grant that didn't end well, but it would be the best way to satisfy not only them, but adherents of all of the faiths who find it an important city).
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That's not meeting them halfway at all. They want to be part of Israel because they want to be Israeli citizens.
They want access to Israeli schools, jobs and healthcare.
You are essentially taking way everything they want.
Outside which, you've not created an international city, that will likely be nicer then the rest of Palestine. I'm sure there will be zero resentment there.
Also... outside which, an independent city of Palestine would end up satisfying NEITHER adherent of those two faiths. I'm sure Christians will be cool with it though.
