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I affirm the resolution, which reads that Jerusalem should not be under the exclusive control of Israel. Now onto definitions. Should: Used to express obligation or duty: You should send her a note. under: Subject to the authority, rule, or control of: under a dictatorship. exclusive: Not divided or shared with others: exclusive publishing rights. Control:To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct. All definitions brought to us by the wonderful folks at the American Heritage Dictionary. Some Quick Facts: Jerusalem is currently the capital city of the State of Israel, which is a country that is in the geographic area known as Palestine. The city of Jerusalem has significant and fundamental holy meaning to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The city has been under the control of Jews, Persians, Muslims, Christians, Turks, Britons, the United Nations, and now is under the authority of the recognized sovereign state of Israel. Israel claims that they ought to have total control over the land, because 'God promised it to them.' The problem is that Arabs have been living there for the past 500 years, and Jerusalem is home to such places as the Dome of the Rock, where Mohammed 'ascended to heaven'. Also, it should be noted that in East Jerusalem, the population is 65% Arab, and yet it is under the power of Jews. I do not believe that the city of Israel should be exclusively under the control of the state of Israel. I believe that a solution that involves multiple parties should be implemented because it would result in peace being kept more effectively, and would promote fundamental fairness. Peace will be better maintained because there will be less dis-satisfaction among the currently disenfranchised people in Jerusalem. (Palestinian Arabs) This dissatisfaction has frequently turned into violence against the Israeli people, which has led to retaliatory attacks from the Israeli government. There will be a greater sense of fundamental fairness because the people of East Jerusalem will have a governing body that no longer exclusively dislikes the people of east Jerusalem, either in the form of an independent Palestinian state, or an international governing body. It would promote fundemental fairness, because under the current situation, only the Jews are granted authority over the land, because it is supposedly 'the promised land', however, Arabs should not be denied basic political and human rights as they currently are in East Jerusalem. The United Nations, while not the be all and end all of everything, agrees that the situation as it currently stands is unfair, and a solution needs to be achieved that gives power to the Arab Palestinians over areas where they are the dominant ethic group, namely East Jerusalem. Also, every major peace agreement of recent has stressed the need for a two-state solution, where East Jerusalem would be under the power of the Palestinian Authority. My policy is simple, give East Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority, who would ensure that religious freedom is maintained for the sparse few Christians and Jews who live in East Jerusalem. Of course, their rights would also be maintained, but what would happen is that the Palestinians would now have a majority voice to ensure that they can govern themselves as they see fit. I'd like to say sorry for making this argument kinda sparse, I'm tired and yeah. Good Luck.