Israeljerusalemstine: Palestine, Israel, and Jerusalem as three separate countries

Re: “Palestinians Hold to Plan for New Talks” (March 11, 2010)

Ethan Bronner describes the basic pushes and pulls of the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. The classic example being that the Israelis want to build houses in a place that the Palestinians want for their capital, East Jerusalem. However, these are both states whose major religions focus on doing God’s work. Many Muslims believe that anyone who believes in God should be respected while many Jews believe that love is a part of God’s work. However, both groups focus so much on Jerusalem, the holy land, that they lose sight of the humans that are Jews and Muslims. Israel should be divided into two states, with everything north of Israel being one state and everything south being another state. Than the Palestinians and the Israelis each have their own land. Palestinians and Israelis need to agree in making Jerusalem its own city-nation, like the Vatican. Elections can take place, and either religion may not be a factor in politics or religions can play a role like political parties. Then neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians own Jerusalem. This also means that Jerusalem will be more accessible to all people around the world. Bronner hints that the Palestinians want peace and it seems like the Israelis are willing, but neither side is enthusiastic to being flexible enough to allow peace to prosper.