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does that mean the part of Jerusalem that was illegally occupied by Jordan for all of 19 years between 1948 and 1967 before Israel reunified the city ? the part where Jews used to live for the longest time before Jordanian occupation forced them to leave ? the part that has been in Israeli hands for more then twice the time it was divided ? THAT East Jerusalem ? Quote:
which is odd, considering how effectively it works on Syria.
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2011-08-06, 15:24 | Link #15484 | |
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But frankly, the entire region was in chaos at the time what with the collapse of the British and French power. Also there were a hell of a lot of displaced arabs after 1948, in west Jerusalem... Last edited by DonQuigleone; 2011-08-06 at 15:42. |
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2011-08-06, 16:13 | Link #15488 |
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US sources say they're unlikely to be the same personel that killed Osama. Which is good because they just don't deserve to die like that and give the Taliban the satisfaction. Still a real shame though.
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So.... the police killed a man who SHOT at them, and these people are rioting, burning shops and police cars and a bus, and attacking the cops, demanding JUSTICE? Justice would be the cops lighting them all up.
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2011-08-07, 02:30 | Link #15491 |
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Considering that both Israel and Palatine want Jerusalem as their capital...yes it is going to cause problems.
I think I've heard arguments about it heavily for ten years or so now...and sometimes I think a King Solomon like solution would be best for the place, even if it is a holy ground for all three groups (Jews, Christians, and Muslims)....Either it is taken away as a United Nations held city for all time...or the (unlikely and unethical I might add) ultimate version of the King Solomon solution...glass it, after giving a warning to leave the city...(after seven days or forty days....whichever is more symbolic). I know it is wrong and impractical...but sometimes is seems like that would be the only thing that would end the bickering and all. It is the horrid, "if you can't share it or play nice, than no one is going to have it at all" solution...an extreme version of cutting the baby in half due to two women claim it. The hope is that someday they will live there in peace...but the way things keep seeming to go...it seems unlikely...at best.
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2011-08-07, 13:42 | Link #15496 |
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I'm sure some fanatical group would still try even after that. There would be a single stone in the middle of a giant crater of radiation and some crazy religious group would consider it a holy quest to go into the area to touch that rock and get out without dying from radiation poisoning.
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2011-08-07, 17:23 | Link #15499 |
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They might scare you, their solution might be a bit ''over the top'' but thei got a point; if both groups can't share this piece of land the best solution would be than nobody should have it. Not a third group but no one.
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