The key to the solution of Palestine lies with the Arabs.
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Submitted by Sher Mohammad. (Pakistan), Dec 16, 2002 at 11:18

The on-going debate and dialogue on the subject leaves the basics of the Jewish problem untouched and unaddressed. Look at these ground realities:

The Arab Factor: From the seventh century onward, until 1917, when the Ottomans ceded Palestine to the League of the Nations, the Jews had the best of time, though not always, with the Muslims. Both communities know each other well enough to come to terms for living together in the Middle East. The Arabs can be persuaded to vacate the West Bank, which to the nostalgic Jews constitute Judea andSamaria. They can willingly give back the possession to Israel of the Dome of Rock, which is the direction of prayer of the Jews. The Jews are Arabs' first cousins. The Jews have finally come back to the place of their origin. Their needs can be met only by the Arabs in matters of the means of subsistence and sustenance. All this is achievable and shall be done to the full satisfaction of the Jews. The fifteen million diaspora Jews have still to be brought back to the Promised Land. The Arabs will even bankroll for their travel and transit.

The Christian Factor: America is ablaze with religious fervor. A story in the "Newsweek" had it that three million resurgent Christians yearn to witness the "Second Coming" at first hand. How would Israel cope with this new problem?

The Antichrist Factor: Who dares consider the Antichrist emergence an idle talk? By the time he is in command of Israel, none of the Christians and Yasser Arafat's suicide bomber "gentiles" would be seen in the vicinity of the Holy Land.

The Israeli Conundrum: No two Jews see eye to eye with each other. The religious ultra orthodox consider the creation of the state of Israel a foolish experiment and an illegitimate act. The Zionists don't believe in God. If sympathetic Arab neighbors do not keep the two factions in Israel from falling apart, there can start an internecine war among them.

We are an innovative and solution oriented commercial enterprise. We are seriously attempting to bring the Arabs and the Israeli moderates together through a powerful media apparatus to sort out the matter among them peacefully. By offering maximum concessions to their cousins in Israel, the Arabs are assured limitless reward and bounty from on high in the heavens.
Let us put the matter to a litmus test.

Sher Mohammad.
Director,
Elegant Enterprises,
603, Noor Estate,
Sharea Faisal,
Karachi-75350 / Pakistan.
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email: elegant@cyber.net.pk

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