Friday, May 15, 2009

The Biblical Kingdom

Israel has begun to make Jerusalem even more of an attraction for tourists by building parks and tourist trails linking sites of historic interest to Jews. The problem is that the section of Jerusalem where the Biblical Kingdom will be located is one that is of interest to Christians and Muslims as well as Jews. The parks will be located on public and private land - some of which is now owned by Palestinians and contains homes - and will be fenced in. Some believe that this will mean the transfer of land to the control of the settler organizations, which are actively involved in planning and implementing the Kingdom.

As with almost everything concerning Israel, there are multiple interpretations. Here's one from a liberal Israeli organization:
"This will mean that territorial compromise would only be possible in the northern and southern parts of Jerusalem, beyond the area immediately surrounding the Old City. It fans the flames of the conflict and threatens to change this from a conflict of national claims that is controllable and solvable into a pointless regional confrontation."
What do you think?

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