Comments on: An Israel-Palestine Alternative? Swapping Land and People http://enduringamerica.com/2009/12/01/an-israel-palestine-alternative-swapping-land-and-people/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: ilona@israel http://enduringamerica.com/2009/12/01/an-israel-palestine-alternative-swapping-land-and-people/comment-page-1/#comment-17125 ilona@israel Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:14:09 +0000 http://enduringamerica.com/?p=22388#comment-17125 i like this plan. i also agree that problem settlement has to be done in a peaceful and civilised way-it is the only right decision which both sides should accept i like this plan. i also agree that problem settlement has to be done in a peaceful and civilised way-it is the only right decision which both sides should accept

]]> By: Nick http://enduringamerica.com/2009/12/01/an-israel-palestine-alternative-swapping-land-and-people/comment-page-1/#comment-15493 Nick Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:37:11 +0000 http://enduringamerica.com/?p=22388#comment-15493 Jerusalem? I know it's easy to say "share city," but it's more difficult to argue that that solution is acceptable to both sides. That leads to a second point. In practice, I suppose what needs to be done is ordering this list into discrete steps based on how easy it would be to gain mutual acceptance between the parties. Then each step would be implemented, easiest first, waiting on all subsequent steps until acceptance can be gained by the peoples (not merely the elites). What would be really nice is to show that each step is desirable and can be agreed upon without resolution of later issues. As I understand it (feel free to correct), something like that was tried in the 90's, but negotiations broke down as both sides became disappointed with the actual implementation. Jerusalem? I know it’s easy to say “share city,” but it’s more difficult to argue that that solution is acceptable to both sides.

That leads to a second point. In practice, I suppose what needs to be done is ordering this list into discrete steps based on how easy it would be to gain mutual acceptance between the parties. Then each step would be implemented, easiest first, waiting on all subsequent steps until acceptance can be gained by the peoples (not merely the elites). What would be really nice is to show that each step is desirable and can be agreed upon without resolution of later issues.

As I understand it (feel free to correct), something like that was tried in the 90’s, but negotiations broke down as both sides became disappointed with the actual implementation.

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