Bible In The News

The two state solution is presented as the solution to the mid-east conflict. The plan consists of taking the current nation of Israel and dividing it into two states. One for Israel and one for the Palestinian Arabs. The Arab state would exist in the Gaza strip and the central highlands of Israel - what is know as the West Bank or Judea and Samaria. Jerusalem would be a shared capital city for both states, of course divided. The Catholic Church would like to give an international status to the city governed by a UN body. In this way the Vatican would virtually rule Jerusalem due to the large number of Catholic countries in the world. It is said if the two state solution is imposed it will lead to tranquility in the Middle East and as a consequence peace in the whole world.