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...obvious threat to national security. The move to have Jerusalem be a buffer zone is also questionable. Should the Holy City be used as a peace-keeping, U.N.-controlled territory? The United Nations already regards Jerusalem as an international city, and the U.S. Embassy is located in Tel Aviv. Moses's plan seems to rid Israel of internal strife by reducing the size of the country by one-third. Palestinians under Arab rule are not given jobs or an education, as they are under Israeli occupation today. A Palestinian state would not be able to support itself from within...
...second benefit comes with increased security. With a U.N.-controlled area similiar to the District of Columbia squashed between the West Bank and Israel that border is likely to be more secure and peaceful. The last benefit is that Israel will then make its capital Tel Aviv, an action that will emphasize the nation's progressive modern attitudes rather than the illiberal theocratic forces which, in my mind, have had an extremely damaging effect on the nation--both in its relation with Arabs and with diaspora Jews...
...vein of anti-Israeli sentiment within Egypt that a decade of peace has failed to dry up. Though Mubarak denounced Israel's "methods of repression and persecution," he resisted pressure from many of his countrymen and other Arab leaders to take stronger steps, including withdrawing his ambassador from Tel Aviv and breaking trade and cultural agreements...
Most Gazans must earn their meager daily bread in Israel. Some 50,000 jam the 44-mile route to Tel Aviv each dawn to sweep streets and haul garbage and build houses. By supplying Israel with cheap labor, Gaza has virtually eliminated unemployment. Even so, Palestinians deeply resent the forced dependence. "We are enslaved," says Rashad Shawwa, 79, mayor of Gaza, who was twice removed from office by Israeli officials. "We have become the servants of Israel...
...emigration has caused a rift between the U.S. and Israel. Though Jewish emigrants almost always give Israel as their destination, many have actually settled in the U.S. Israel, eager to gain a higher share of Soviet Jews, has asked Moscow to begin routing the departees' flights directly to Tel Aviv rather than to Vienna, the current gateway. Washington opposes any move that would place limitations on the emigrants' freedom of choice...