I have in this diplomatic blog recently suggested a different two-state solution than the conventional one usually implied whereby Israel is reduced to the indefensible Jordanian-Israeli 1949 armistice lines. The latter will never happen for a number of reasons. 1) It is not in the interest of Israel’s survival to be reduced to the AuschwitzContinue reading “The Equation”
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The Future of Metropolitan Jerusalem lies in the Judean Desert
Jerusalem is the largest city in Israel with 900 000 inhabitants. Due to the predominantly religious nature of the Jewish population of Jerusalem, Jewish Jerusalemites have a high natural growth rate. While it will be possible to accommodate some of the population growth by building skyscrapers in the place of current buildings, it is clearContinue reading “The Future of Metropolitan Jerusalem lies in the Judean Desert”
