One of the central issues in the Palestinian-Israeli “peace process” is the future of Jerusalem. To all those supporters of the Palestinian cause, who believe that Israel is some oppressive occupying force, consider the shocking results from a survey conducted for the Council on Foreign Relations:
“A public opinion poll carried out by American Pechter Middle East Polls for the Council on Foreign Relations together with the head of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, Dr. Nabil Kukali, showed that if Jerusalem were divided as part of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, east Jerusalem Arabs would prefer to live under Israeli sovereignty.
The poll, which comprised the residents of east Jerusalem’s 19 Arab neighborhoods, also pointed out that their opposition to Jerusalem’s division is so intense that they would rather move to a new home within Israel’s borders rather than live under the authority of a Palestinian state.”
Kinda, sorta, undermines the argument that Israel needs to soften its position on these issues, don’t you think? And if the Obama Administration continues to press Israel on these issues, one can only wonder, why are they pushing this agenda? It’s certainly not for those non-Jews who live in the area.
I called these poll results “shocking,” but they really should not be. Wouldn’t anyone prefer to live under a democratic western oriented government rather than one run by thugs?