Kinkikali

United States of Semitica

The Middle East is a part of the world with a violent rap sheet ages long–lots of boiling oil to fight over.  And then there is the land. Nothing is straightforward in this land of milk and honey.  The main conflict is described as Jews versus Arabs.  Of course the Jews are a religious group and the Arabs are a linguistic group—apples and oranges and reason enough there is no feng shui balance.

Taking the old patriarch route let the Solomon method, sort things out.  Divide the disputed Holy Land into two “states”.  That way each can claim ownership as land title seems more important than eternal peace.  Jerusalem will be under International control.  The new entity will be called United States of Semitica.  “Semitica” or rather the Semitic language family is what unites these quarreling cousins.  And the idea is to find unity, not wanton apartheid.  Each state will be self governing.  A ruling council of thirds (Arabs, Hebrews, and Internationals) will handle larger national and international affairs.  From them, one of each group will be part of a three person ruling junta (President, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister).  All three thirds will of course have their own sub political divisions, left to right—so the choice will be, from top to bottom, cooperate or collapse.

Getting peace out of 4,000 year old desert spat will take extreme courage and lots of bullet biting.  But otherwise what value is peace when peace is not valued?