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Old 2009-09-09, 13:43   Link #3869
bladeofdarkness
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Originally Posted by ShimatheKat View Post
For a start, let the East Jerusalem people form a neutral Special Administrative Region and elect its own legislature. Soon, it will decide on its own terms, its future, rather than a piecemeal option that would cause conflict in the area.
here is the problem with this theory
currently, east Jerusalem falls under Israeli authority
but its population is mostly composed of Arabs
you'd THINK that if given a choice, they would rather fall under the control of the PA in any future settlement
you'd be wrong to think so

ironically, by living under Israeli authority, the Arabs living in east Jerusalem enjoy a considerably higher standard of living then the Arabs living under the PA
and hence, would actually want to AVOID having east Jerusalem becoming part of the future Palestinian state
they arent stupid, they know that the PA is corrupt and mostly incompetent even at the best of times
so long as they are under Israeli authority, they don't have a "choice" in the matter of who's authority they fall under
if you give then this choice by making them an autonomy, you end up putting them on the spot
they would have to make an official choice on whether or not to become part of the PA
and neither choice is good for them
if they choose no, they become traitors
if they choose yes, they become part of the system they want no part in

besides
you already have two diffetent authorities representing the Palestinian people (hamas in gaza, PA in the west bank)
do you really think creating a third one would be a good idea ?
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