For me, and I have said this before, and I will maintain this stand, Jerusalem can ONLY be corpus separatum. There is no way that it can ever be exclusively Jewish, at least not if there is ever to be some form of peace.
Why not? Every other civil dispute and division of territory has managed to work it out. Why not in this case too? As long as everyone has access to the holy places (possible ONLY with Israeli sovereignty), why is it a problem?
Because East Jerusalem is occupied territory. It's not rocket science Shusha!
Tell ya what, yeah, let's move the American embassy to Jerusalem WHEN Israel gives up the illegally held territories.
The Jewish Quarter, which you want to call "East Jerusalem" WAS occupied by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 1948 to 1967.
Why do you think it was called the Jewish Quarter?
Who do you think resided in that quarter until 1948, when they were forced to leave by......guess who.....the Jordanian Army?
Judea and Samaria, same thing. The most ancient land of Israel.
Who inhabited that land with others who were not Jews?
When were they expelled?
Why were they expelled?
Why were all synagogues destroyed?
How about TransJordan which was simply GIVEN to the Hashemites who had just fled their ancient land of Arabia?
How many Jews were living there for 3000 years?
How many are allowed to reside in TransJordan now?
How about since 1925 when the Hashemites were simply GIVEN that land, for simply being Arabs?
Just find me the "humanity" of all Jews being expelled from
Gaza in 1920
TransJordan in 1925
Judea, Samaria and the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem in 1948
Then......after you have dared to put some thinking into it.....
Tell me exactly WHY, in 1967........all Arabs were not expelled by Israel from Judea, Samaria and the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem?