Israel Approves New Building in East Jerusalem

moe said:

Well, I am usually on the Israeli side but I have to admit I really do not understand why you would even want to put houses with families in such a high risk area. Isn't there anyplace in Israel to build a residential area?

Moe

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Why SHOULDN'T people be able to build in the capital of the country?

Because it attracts bullets? In a normal environment you should be able build in any area of your capital I agree. But you do not live in a normal environment you live in a volatile environment. One of the main causes of military action is the complaints of attacks on civilians. Now you intentionally want to place those civilians in danger. And if there is an attack on your civilians then what? Another raid into the Palestinian territories? Settle the disputes get some peace and then build.

Your government knows this inflammatory. It seems to be intended to incite rather than search for viable ways to make peace.

Moe

moe said:

Well, I am usually on the Israeli side but I have to admit I really do not understand why you would even want to put houses with families in such a high risk area. Isn't there anyplace in Israel to build a residential area?

Moe

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East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights are regarded by Israel as any other city or place under the state's sovereignty.

Therefore, citizens of the Israeli state are able, in accordance with the law, to purchase and build buildings in those areas, no matter the risk to their lives.

Apocalypse said:

East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights are regarded by Israel as any other city or place under the state's sovereignty.

Therefore, citizens of the Israeli state are able, in accordance with the law, to purchase and build buildings in those areas, no matter the risk to their lives.

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I understand that. But part of the Palestinian gripe is they want a capital in Jerusalem. Any and every effort to derail a peace process is seized upon by the Palestinian side. It is a tar baby situation and really if you gave them what they wanted there still would not be any peace it is just another land grab tactic to reduce Israel a little bit more. But still the pursuit of peace is more important than an apartment building. You are just feeding the Palestinian propaganda machine and they making more hey of it than you are.

Moe

moe said:

I understand that. But part of the Palestinian gripe is they want a capital in Jerusalem. Any and every effort to derail a peace process is seized upon by the Palestinian side. It is a tar baby situation and really if you gave them what they wanted there still would not be any peace it is just another land grab tactic to reduce Israel a little bit more. But still the pursuit of peace is more important than an apartment building. You are just feeding the Palestinian propaganda machine and they making more hey of it than you are.

Moe

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Through the Israeli recognition that East Jerusalem is no different than Tel-Aviv in being a sovereign part of the Israeli state, Israel leaves the domestic issues of East Jerusalem to be managed by either the municipality of Jerusalem or the law itself.

Was the state of Israel to regard to Jerusalem as a unique case and not allow a continued building in it, Jerusalem's status in Israeli eyes would change, and Israel's claim to its Eastern Part would be extremely and radically weakened.
It will unavoidably be regarded as a move that shows Israel does not recognize East Jerusalem as a part that is no different in its Israeli sovereignty than any other city or place across the tiny state.

Hence and therefore, it is the responsibility of a purely diplomatic negotiations between the two parties (Palestinians and Israel) to reach a decision on East Jerusalem's status.

One of the offering made before during negotiations, by the Olmert's administration, a left-wing administration, was that all of the Arab quarters of East Jerusalem would be given to the Palestinians, and the holy sites in East Jerusalem would be managed by an international and united force of Americans, Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians, Saudis (If I recall correctly) and a few European nations.

This offering was, of course, refused by the Palestinians, under the claim that East Jerusalem should be fully Palestinian.

Yeah definitely a rock and a hard place. There was some stuff here on CNN recently where the White House snubbed Netanyahu. It is a given that the militants will see this a positive sign and step up their activities. To them they see the strategy working and I guess they should because it is. That is the point I am trying to make over the building. I cannot think of any other country in the world where building a house has such far reaching global implications.

Moe