I, like many others in the class, am in favor of the two state solution to solve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. From what we have read, it seems that a solution involving a unified state is impossible. Having a joint government would not be plausible either, there would be too much tension and disagreements to have a fluid and successful government. With so many people having different stances and viewpoints, many of which would be officials, this joint government just wouldn't be efficient or viable. So, I feel the most viable option is a two-state solution based on the pre 1967 borders. Doing so, I feel could please many people. It wouldn't be an easy transition, but with due time, it could prove successful. having the UN intervene to ease the transition and do some "peace keeping" could help as well. To help, I think having immigration agreements between the two states to make traveling from one state to the other should be initiated in order to make life easier. Many of the people here have attachments, perhaps family, in the proposed other state. So having some form of relaxed interstate traveling agreement, whether it be for work or religion, would be beneficial.
As for Jerusalem, I think making it an international city, or even better, a small city-state ran by joint religious institutions for the purpose of preserving and promoting religion could be cool. Doing so wouldn't be possible for Israel as a whole, but perhaps making its holiest city a shared place could work. If both major parties had states of their own, maybe sharing a city could work because since they would have something of their own, perhaps sharing just a little could work. I don't know, maybe not though. This is a very difficult idea to try to predict. Here's a video link that helped stir u some interesting thoughts and made things more personal and easier to think about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K23rXLev7o
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