Unless you start by improving Palestine, you are going to fuel the total devastation of israel.
But that's why folks like Elroy want, Ichy.. It's called forced re-distribution of wealth. While the Palestinians are not required to contribute anything to the economic and political arrangement, the Israelis would suddenly absorb a tremendous social entitlement liability.
Note that Elroy has never (that I've seen) stated that Palestinians should permit the immigration of Israeli Jews into the West Bank and Gaza. He doesn't want to admit that under Palestinian law, it is a capital offense to sell land to a Jew.
There is no possibility for a unification of Israel and Palestine, even as separate autonomous states of a larger bi-lateral federation/confederation, until there exists a merging of a commonly observed rule of law which states the rights of the people being governed.
Besides, the whole scenario is ridiculous to even consider since "Arab honor" (or even Jewish honor) would prevent such a concession.
Sadly, the only resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict will be one that is imposed from outside of the participants involved in the conflict.
It's going to require some kind of international "Wasta", most likely lead, and enforced, by the UNSC via a binding resolution. It should arrive at a decision which both sides find unfavorable, so that both sides can complain how they were "screwed" by the decision. The rationale being that if both sides are complaining, then at least they both have a basis for moving on and learning to live with one another.
In the case of Palestine and Israel, I think it's going to require that Jerusalem be declared an international city, and the capitol of both Israel and Palestine. And that's going to require an international peace-keeping force, as well as probably forming an integrated Jewish-Palestinian police force to provide city security (and take the initial steps toward the long path of learning to get along and cooperate with one another).
That's going to be the only way this is resolved, IMO. Arab and Jewish pride and honor have left them far too entrenched in their mutual hatred of one another. Someone has to step in and separate them.
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