I'm not afraid to be ugly for honesty so I'll say that I really couldn't care less what happens to either of these peoples or nations. Being a long-time religious scholar turned atheist, I can't get my head around human conflict, a killing of other humans, for religious "reasons". (in fact one of the main reasons I'm an atheist is the lonnnng history of war and torture and killing the churches have)
What I do care about within this issue is the stance the USA takes. Osama, Hamas, Al-aksa (sp?) Martyrs Brigade and other terrorist groups are mad at the USA because of our unconditional support for Isreal and for the life of me I can't figure out why we need to support Isreal. Sure we all hear the reason is "it's the only democracy in the region"......................annnnd? So what? Sure democracy is great, but, again, so what? I'd like for the USA to "go Switzerland" on this thing. I don't see a responsibility for the USA to facilitate whatever will eventually pass for "peace" there.

Ya wanna hear my peace plan for the region?
Everytime the two sides get near an agreement, they work out the Jewish settlement issue and the border issue and the Palestinian state issue - - and then they get stuck.
When it comes down to control/rule/freedom of those be-(*)(*)(*)(*)ed holy sites the whole process grinds to a halt, yes?
I propose a Solomon-like solution; tear down the Temple Mount, the Wailing Wall, the Dome of the Rock and whatever else both sides claim is "holy".
Tear it all down carefully - right down to bricks. Then play "one for me....one for you....one for me......one for " like when we were kids.
Once you have two equal piles of bricks tell both sides to take their pile of "holy" bricks and build whatever, however they wish and worship it freely in the manner proscribed by their religion - on their side of the border.


I'd like to hear reaction to this plan from yous guys.