Jerusalem - mellem høge og territorieafpissere

Netanyahu har for nyligt været ude og sagt, at han aldrig vil give slip på Jerusalem:

"Jerusalem was always ours and will always be ours. It will never again be partitioned and divided,"

Han siger for at legitimere sit krav yderligere:

"Only under Israeli sovereignty will united Jerusalem ensure the freedom of religion and freedom of access for the three religions to the holy places," he added.

Han har fuldstændig ret i. At under Islam kan man ikke være sikker på en ligelig fordelt frihed mellem religionerne.

Men det betyder ikke nødvendigvis at Jerusalem skal tilhøre Israel. Jerusalem er en vigtig by for tre religioner. Den bør være en international by, under FN myndighed og med FN politi til at holde orden.

Så kan verden også lære, hvilke betingelser Israel kæmper med. Og få syn for sagn angående om de virkelig kan gøre det bedre selv.

Men mon ikke omverdenen helst vil kritisere Israel, lade Jerusalem forblive underkastet samme islamiske overmyndighed som intet gør i forhold til kristne, der flygter fra Bethlehem:

The percentage of Christians in Bethlehem has been steadily falling, primarily due to continuous emigration. The lower birth rate among Christians as compared to Muslims also accounts for some of the decline. In 1947, Christians made up 75% of the population, but by 1998 this figure had declined to 23%.^[61] The current mayor of Bethlehem, Victor Batarseh told the Voice of America that, "due to the stress, either physical or psychological, and the bad economic situation, many people are emigrating, either Christians or Muslims, but it is more apparent among Christians, because they already are a minority."^[64]

Palestinian Authority rule following the Interim Agreements is officially committed to equality for Bethlehem area Christians, although there have been a few incidents of violence against them by the Preventive Security Service and militant factions.^[65]