Jerusalem’s split sovereignty
Time is running out for a definitive Israeli-Palestinian deal. Jerusalem is the obstacle. But with taboos broken, the city could be the capital of both states
ISRAEL under Ehud Barak keeps coming tantalisingly close to a definitive peace with its immediate neighbours. The chance slipped by with Syria—blocked by a few metres of lake shore—and may now be lost with the Palestinians, because of a couple of mosques and the site of a temple. There is more to it than that, of course, but not much more.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Jerusalem’s split sovereignty”
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