Here's the only path to sustainable peace, I see.
Get the two-state solution drawn up based on 1967 borders with land swaps, as President Obama cited.
Tie participation to manifesting the two state solution to continued US aid to both Israelis and Palestinians, if either walks away from the table the aid spigot from the US is immediately turned off.
Jerusalem is declared a United Nations Protectorate and is part of neither Palestine nor Israel. Jerusalem has too much meaning to the world's three Judeo-Christian Religions to be relegated to the position of contested prize for warring factions.
The result of establishing an independent Palestine will choke off the appeal of extremists once the economy of the new nation comes online and the Palestinians feel improvement in their daily lives. This will make the situation for Israel safer as well. The extremists of both societies need to be marginalized for the benefit of the Israelis, Palestinians, and their neighbors. The longer this situation is allowed to fester without resolution the more blood will be spilled.
Now is the time to put this Israeli/Palestinian blood feud behind us so the world can move on to more pressing matters. The novelty of this mayhem has worn off.
For the children of Israel and Palestine let's get this Two State Solution installed.
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