Monday, October 08, 2007

 

Pray for 'all the children of Abraham'!

JERUSALEM (AP) — Senior Israeli officials expressed support Monday for the transfer of Arab parts of Jerusalem to Palestinian control, offering a concession on one of the most contentious issues in the Mideast conflict. The offer appeared to fall short of Palestinian calls for a full Israeli withdrawal from key areas of the holy city.

Read all about it.


Steve Earle, "Jerusalem."



"Jerusalem," by Steve Earle

I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good
And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood
And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way
And there was nothin' anyone could do or say

And I almost listened to him
Yeah, I almost lost my mind
Then I regained my senses again
And looked into my heart to find

That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool
But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school
But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again
But I still find some comfort now and then

Then the storm comes rumblin' in
And I can't lay me down
And the drums are drummin' again
And I can't stand the sound

But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb
Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem

And there'll be no barricades then
There'll be no wire or walls
And we can wash all this blood from our hands
And all this hatred from our souls

And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem


--ER

Comments:
I'll bet the proposed "surrender" by Israel is driving the John Hagee types NUTS.

How 'bout it EL? What're yer thoughts?
 
Would the transfer of "Arab" Jerusalem to "Palestine" shift the nationality of the Arab population there from being Isralies to being Palestinians. Cute way to cut down on their internal population threat from Israeli Arabs.
 
Good point. But parsing sovereignty, down to the neighborhood level, is a major part of this agreement, apparently.
 
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