Jumping straight in, uninformed and w/o reading 9 pages. The Getbigger way.
Far as I can tell, "God wills it" is the favorite expression of all people from that part of the world. Used by all sides to justify all kinds of crap. Surprised it's not played out by now. The correct answer, of course, is "Bullshit."
There will never be peace around Jerusalem. Humanity has had long enough. It's not going to happen. All that place has done throughout history is radiate conflict, hate, and death. Screw that town. Give everyone fair warning and glass it. It won't solve the world's problems but it would eliminate a geographical objective to this warped age-old battle. If you can't share your toys then no one gets to play.
Yeah, I know it's 'historic' but not in a good way. It's historic like feuding cannibal jungle tribes are historic. Saving everything means never taking out the garbage. For me, winding down the fight over it would be worth the loss. "But it's my Holy Land. God wills it." Bullshit. You can go be religious elsewhere if you'd like but this place is toast. Now make tracks.