[extropy-chat] Re: Peace in Palestine and Israel

Damien Broderick thespike at satx.rr.com
Fri Oct 29 03:28:25 UTC 2004


>A MODEST PROPOSAL
>
>Jim Giglio
>1) We start with Jerusalem. Both sides want it all and cannot
>compromise, so neither should get any of it. Jerusalem becomes an
>International Religious Reservation; nobody comes to Jerusalem
>from anywhere for any purpose other than religious observance.
>The city is run by an administrator appointed by the U.N.
>Secretary General and ratified by both the Security Council and
>General Assembly. Policing is carried out by a multinational
>force from nations that have no (or only tiny minorities of)
>Christians, Muslims, or Jews, and adherents of these faiths
>cannot be members of the force.

This part alone is worth its weight in gold, frankincense and myrrh. It's 
much gentler and more sensible than another scheme, volatilizing the city 
with a directed meteor after giving everyone ample warning to get out.

Damien Broderick





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