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Intriguing concept. Consider if you will a tweak to the concept. I will not go into details but just say it is all covered in the link above. It is my contention that the solution for Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and the Palestinian Territories is to merge as one single nation with a Federal form of states and common constitution and parliament. I call it the Hashemite Kingdom of Syriaq with the capital in Amman.



Also as a part of the plan, much as your Condominialism the plan also includes the two Sinai governorates becoming part of Syriaq. The great majority of citizens in the Sinai are bedouins and have much more in common with Palestinians and Jordanians than Egyptians. However in the same manner those Egyptians currently living in the Sinai would still own their property and be either Egyptian or Syriaq citizens. Their choice. Egypt oil companies would still own and operate the oil fields in the Sinai, just the taxes would go to Syriaq.



In my proposal Israeli citizens would be allowed to own land and live anywhere, not only in the West Bank but anywhere in Syraiq that they chose to do so. This would be included in a Syriaq protection of all religious groups. Hopefully over time that area of comfort would expand a great deal.



In return I do not go so far as to consider Syriaq's living anywhere within Israeli borders but I do consider the concept of Israeli Arabs and Druze choosing to live within Israel and becoming Syriaq citizens. But a choice not a requirement. And any Syriaq citizen could live within the West Bank region, Gaza and the Sinai.



I do however make one never mentioned proposal that all the land the Israeli's "swap" in the West Bank be traded for Eilat and then moving north a ways. Thus Aqaba, Eilat and Taba become one single city. It would become a great land bridge for all Arabs and Muslims that have been divided by the Negev for decades now. However, again, Israeli's would still continue to own land and live in Eilat



I also propose that only Druze, from all nations, be the only citizens allowed to live and own land in the Golan Heights. A shared autonomous region if you will.



The final major concept, not covered in my proposal but I have mentioned elsewhere is the concept of a Palestine Credit Union. Exactly like American credit unions and Credit unions found in other countries around the world.



Only Palestinians would be allowed to be members of the Palestinian credit union all across Syriaq.



Land that Israeli's could not show clear title too in the West Bank would then be owned by the Credit Union and leased under long term lease to the Israeli's. Sensitive land blocks in Al Quds would also be owned by the Credit Union.



I would also propose that the Credit Union would own 40% of all, as yet not out for bid energy blocks in the Isreali Mediterranean sector. These royalties, over time, would go a long way towards rebuilding Palestinian lives all across Syriaq.



Finally, the long held idea of a Med/Red/Dead Sea pipeline would be expanded to raise the Dead Sea to something like -1050 to 1100 feet below sea level. This would create a vast shoreline on the West Bank and virtually cut off access from the East Bank to the West Bank except for a very small passage on the north end.



This would also require the movement of the industrial ponds and a few small cities to higher ground. This would be to instill a greater sense of barrier for Israeli's while providing hopefully an entirely new set of industries for the Palestinian Side and a moisture pump of great size for the Eastern Side of the Dead Sea.



The main thrust of my argument for both Syriaq itself and Palestinian membership in Syriaq is that a united country such as Syriaq, with vast resources and what is now a huge rebuilding need all across the entire nation, that the citizens of Syriaq would be so busy for decades to come in building and rebuilding a nation that the focus on Israel would diminish as some sort of agreement between the Syriaq's and the Israeli's was reached to end the uncertainty of Syriaq boundaries in the sector.



It is also my belief that by Palestinians joining in creating a much expanded national identity of Syriaq that many of the long simmering problems of Palestinian hardships would be replaced by a great need for them to join to build a common nation with 70 million others.



And ironically what all Syriaqs, from every nation, have in common is their bond with the ideal of the Palestinians. That they are a part of Syriaq would be an emotional bond that I think would be very crucial in the early years of the new nation.



So again a very intriguing concept. However as it stands now it does seem to favor more pluses for Israel, i.e. land ownership possibilities etc as most land in Israel is owned by Trusts and so the possibility of Palestinian purchase would seem virtually nil.