BY RABBI MICHAEL SHEVACK
The idea hit me as I was driving, through the border from Germany to France: Germany, a separate state? France, a separate state? So, what is so painful about a Palestinian state contiguous with the state of Israel? Why is it so impossible to imagine driving your Palestinian family to Israel to visit family and friends, and vice-versa? Or, for that matter, crossing borders freely to pray at any sacred religious site?
Is the territory of Israel just a baby which two mothers are claiming as their own, and seeking judgment? Yes! But, where is the Solomon? Where is the Solomon on either side of the argument, who is dividing the baby with wisdom? Does the suggestion to divide the territory reveal Truth? Does dividing the territory reveal Justice? Could it ever reveal which of the mothers is the rightful heir, someone who would rather lose the land than see its sacred integrity violated?
Read more at World Religion News: “Law for Peace: Beyond Palestinian and Israeli Land Claims” https://www.worldreligionnews.com/?p=64607