Ed Koch: "If I could do it (in NY), they can do it (in Jerusalem) !"

Se pare ca Mayor Koch a gasit solutia pentru viitorul Jerusalemului, si toata lumea pare a fi incintata.
De altfel, cineva chiar i-a propus sa devina primarul orasului biblic !

He begins with five basic assumptions:

Jerusalem must remain unified;
It must remain the capital of Israel;
The political needs of its diverse citizens, Arab and Jew, Christian, Muslim and Jew, must be considered;
The Holy City is sacred to Jews, Christians and Moslems;
The Palestinians want Jerusalem as their capital as well.

Ei cum naiba sa rezolvi aceste pretentii contradictorii (to say the least...) ??? Nimic mai simplu: urmezi exemplul "Borough System" al lui New York City !
"New York has five Boroughs of unequal size and population and dare we say it – of unequal importance. But it is one city. And the needs of the city are met – sometimes well and sometimes poorly by basic political struggles."

Iata ce propune Mayor Koch pentru Jerusalem:

To situate the new Palestinian capital in that part of East Jerusalem that is occupied overwhelmingly by Palestinians, allow the inhabitants of East Jerusalem—Jews, Christians, Muslims and those living elsewhere in the city—to pick the state to which to pledge their allegiance and to cast two votes - one in municipal elections for one mayor to govern the entire city of Jerusalem, and a separate vote in national elections related to the Jewish and Palestinian states living peacefully side by side.

Jews living in the Arab Borough of the old city Jerusalem can choose Israeli citizenship. Presumably the Neturei Karta could chose Palestinian citizenship as well. And Arabs could choose the citizenship they desire. The city would remain free and open and the City Council would reflect the needs of its constituents and have to work together to make the whole city work.

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