| It is a lovely thought. I do not see it occurring. I do take your point that the city is sacred to all three major monotheistic religions, but all that is needed, on that score, is the guarantee of protection of the holy sites, and equal access. After all, Bethlehem in on the West Bank, and was not only the city of David, but the birthplace of Christ, and no one is requiring its internationalization. I think one could get an international commission to oversee the sites, and perhaps to have a role in other aspects of administration, but my reading is that the Israeli government is intent on retaining Jerusalem as the capital. Also, the buffer between the Jordan River and Tel Aviv is almost nothing, if Israel relinquishes East Jerusalem and its suburbs, which is why I think that some settlements are likely to remain, and that the boat has sailed on partition of the city...... |
