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Jerusalem Final With Cover Page
Jerusalem Final With Cover Page
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ABSTRACT
With all the regards to the people of Jerusalem, people living in Palestine, Israel and
elsewhere in the world, we hereby present a solution, respecting the beliefs of Jews,
1) Security of City.
2) International Border
6) Economic Reforms
7) Educational Reforms
9) Sovereignty
As we know the holy city of Jerusalem is claimed by two countries (Palestine and Israel)
and is a holy place for the people of three religions (Muslims, Jews and Christians). It is a
disputed land, we can never say that the city lies in Palestine or in Israel, but as according
to the prevailing political scenario, there is majority Israeli occupation in the city. The
city is divided into two basic parts as we know western Jerusalem and eastern Jerusalem,
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the western part being a thriving metropolis and the eastern being an old established land,
quite less developed. The western part is completely occupied by Israel and the eastern
part by Israel and partly by Palestine (According to 1949 armistice agreement line). As
according to our point of view the main problem faced by the city is ‘security threat’, ‘the
growing hatred between people of different religions’ and ‘the future of the people living
The suggested solution being presented by us basically deals with, the security of the city,
the social, economical and educational development of the city and safe access to the
religious places located in the city to the people all over the world.
In our suggested solution we have let the existing political situation prevail in the city, as
we know asking one country to withdraw and the other to advance would be practically
We have focused on ’the security measures’, which will provide a safe and peaceful life
to each and every inhabitant of the city and ‘the basic development of the city’ and ‘the
future of the people living there, providing them with education, giving them
employment and obviously the liberty to practice the religion they want freely’
not the United States of America) as vigilant body, in order to let the best of the justice be
done and in order to make the people feel that their interests are being taken the best care
We have made sure that the people are stopped from doing the suicide bombing as they
are done justice with, we have provided the people a safe city to live in, we have
provided them with the best of the education, foreign investment (and thus employment),
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a curriculum of faith in humanity (which promotes brotherly love and communal
harmony), a system of law and order, and freedom to practice their religion with
complete liberty.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We owe our sincere thanks to Google Earth which enabled us to capture high resolution
aerial views of the city of Jerusalem. We also owe our sincere thanks to Google Search
Engine to help us in getting the required latest updates about the prevailing conditions of
Jerusalem.
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SUGGESTED SOLUTION
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1. Security of the City
We propose to have a security system for the city, which will be divided into three
constituent organizations, each headed by UNO. The three constituent organizations will
be
Main purpose to establish a security cell is to maintain security at holy places like
shrines, mosques, churches, temples etc. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Dome of
the Rock and the Al Aksa Mosque on the Temple Mount are important among them. The
security personals will be specially trained to take immediate actions against militants
and suicide bombers. The organization will be divided into two sections. First section
will comprise 30% of the organization and will have UN appointed and sponsored,
trained personals. Second section will comprise remaining 70% of the organization. The
second section will be further divided according to the population of the city (e.g.
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The function of the organization will be under the scanner of UN. The security personals
will be posted in the same ratio at each post. This will also help in developing religious
The job of ‘The Global Police’ will be to maintain the civilian governance, law and order
in the city. This organization will also be divided into two sections. First section will
comprise 40% of the organization and will have UN appointed and sponsored, trained
policeman. Second section will comprise remaining 60% of the organization. The second
section will be further divided into 50% Israelis and 50% Palestinians. The whole
organization will also be divided into 85% men and 15% women officials.
A central jail will also be governed by the organization, which will be used for the
The organization will also have a unit which will be trained for maintaining the traffic of
Special Task Force will have the modern arms and equipments to handle situations like
militant attacks, natural calamities or disasters, emergency etc. The organization will be
divided into two sections. First section will comprise 50% of the organization and will
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have UN appointed and sponsored, trained personals. Second section will comprise
remaining 50% of the organization. The second section will be further divided according
to the population of the city (e.g. Muslims – 30% , Jews – 40% , Christians and
Armenians – 40%).
Another job of this organization will be to regulate the inflow and outflow of the people
in the city. The Special Task Force will be deployed on the check posts established at
regular intervals of 2 km on the city periphery fencing. There will be 11 entrance gates, to
enter into the city by road. This organization will issue the ID Cards to the residents of
the city and also to the people entering into the city. The ID Card will have the bar codes
which will provide all the information of a particular person. The data will be retrieved
by the bar code reading machines from a central data center connected by a city intra-net.
The bar code reading machine will be kept at all the entrance gates of the city, police
stations and at the public places i.e. mosques, temples, churches etc. where the Security
Cell personals will check the status of the person and then allow the entry.
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2. International Border
As we know there’s no international border between the two countries as such, the border
existing after the armistice agreement line of 1949 will be regarded as the line of control
As we have seen, be it “India-Pakistan border near Kashmir or the Russian border near
Chechnya it has never been a practical possibility to create an international border and so
is the case in east Asia, realistically it will be impossible to make the two countries, Israel
and Palestine, agree on one border, thus we basically decided to let the border or rather
the line of control intact (as the armistice agreement line). Thus in short the situation will
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3. Administration of the Holy Shrines
Now comes the point of administration of the holy places, “holy places, for which the
ancient city of Jerusalem is known for”. The holy city of Jerusalem as we know is known
for its piousness and the diversity of the culture it has bred for tens of centuries. The city
is pious to Jews, Christians and Muslims living in the entire world. Thus holy places will
be administered by the people belonging to the same religion. The church of holy
Christians living in Jerusalem and headed by their religious leaders. Western Wall
lines the mosques by Muslims, churches by Christians and Jewish temples by the Jews
body comprising Jews, Christians and Muslims in equal proportions, from Israel and
Palestine and there will be a UNO’s body which will be there to “vigil” only to make sure
that the place is accessible to people belonging to all the religions across the globe. There
will be security check at each and every gate of each and every holy shrine of the city,
local people will be allowed only with valid I cards and foreign nationals will be allowed
after their passport check, thus no anti social element will be eligible to come inside at
all.
The UNO’s vigilance body will also make sure that the funds coming into the shrines
from the entire world are not going into the wrong hands.
Thus every Christian or Jew will be able to freely visit masjid-e-aqsa and every Muslim
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4. Basic Administration of the City
conflict in any country”, democracy is the best policy to share power, by each
class of society. Taking Indian system of panchyats (or rather the system of
more than double from the present day population (as the calculated data
says, keeping in mind the rate at which the population is growing) the city
(taking the population in 2050 as 1.4 million). Wards will be divided only
on the basis of the population, e.g. denser the population lesser the area
and likewise.
Free and fair election will take place under the vigilance of the United
able to contest and everyone with the age of more than 21 years will be
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allowed to vote (as the same eligibility criteria exists successfully in the
votes will be declared winners and will be awarded a post in the municipal
the place for more than 5 years now and are considered as the citizens of
Jerusalem) and they will be allowed to vote but not to contest, but once
and al-fatah). And one person from these 50 candidates will be elected as
mayor, obviously the one supported by most of the others via a simple
open vote.]
A local court will be set up, in which the mode of justice will strictly
and Jerusalem.
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5. Basic Infrastructure of the City
For any development to be take place, for any establishment to remain for centuries, as
well as for the prosperity of any land in the current time, it is necessary to have basic
infrastructure at a place.
Keeping in mind the current status of Jerusalem & predicated growth up to year 2050 the
• As per the current statistics available Jerusalem is running short of power supply.
for installing such power plants. Mount scopus will be a suitable place. Accurate
analysis can pave way for the installation of wind-mill power generating stations.
• Jerusalem being situated near the equator receives good amount of direct solar
radiation. Hence solar power generation on small scale can be useful to meet the
• Not only electricity, Jerusalem is falling short of water supply too. Based on the
average rainfall received per year by the Jerusalem city (49.75 mm per year), it is
suggested to equip city with rain water harvesting systems. Water harvesting will
help to recharge ground water and hence will make up for the shortage in water
supply.
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• Waste water treatment policy adoption will be on the agenda. In order to keep
city clean and green and to manage the waste produced by the city, solid waste
• Increase in traffic by 2050 will create lot of problem. To over come this problem
city bus will be a viable option. Ring road can also be constructed on the
• Being prone to suicide bombing & raids by Israeli armies, ramping up the basic
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6. Economic Reforms
As the history has always witnessed no country in the modern world has ever developed
without a big powerful economic reform. Economic stability is more than necessary to
keep marching with the time and other nations of the world. For rapid pace of
• Jordanian dinnar is more frequently used in the eastern side as compared to the
western side where foreign currency is banned. For effective regulation and ease
of the people, both Jordanian dinnar and Israeli Dollar will be permitted within
(United Nations Organization) for the funds coming from all over the globe in the
form of Aid, Relief etc for the benefit of the habitants of Jerusalem. Its main aim
will be to stop from funds going in wrong hands, and to make sure that every
• All the revenue being generated from the tourist spots, will be monitored by the
united nations vigilance body and proper documentation will be done, which
• a local bank will be set up in the city by the “world bank” and it will give loans to
the citizens, whoever wants to start their own business, but only after making sure
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whether it is meant for the same or not. And it will also let the people open their
• Further more high investment is needed in Education sector, for the improvement
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7. Educational Reforms
According to famous quote “Capability of judging of what is wrong and what is right can
stop thousand misunderstandings”. Education can put a seal on the cold blooded hearts of
people and can pave the way to develop religious and communal tolerance, temper and
educational reforms.
• First step towards providing basic education will be kicking off with an
• Primary education for children will be provided free of cost which will be
administered by UNICEF.
• Second step is to modify existing curriculum. It will reduce the educational gap
Academicians
Psychologist
Industrialist
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Historians
Economist
• Third step includes education for adults and working people. Such programs can
“Prone Shiksha Kendra” in India. As timings and places of such centre will be
in this field.
• Next step will be the opening of ITI (Industrial Training Institute) for the youths
to train them as per the requirements of modern industries. Adequate man power
with in depth knowledge and hand’s on experience are mandatory to cope up with
• Fifth and major step includes setting up a University for imparting quality higher
education to the youth of the city. The higher education will be provided on
local media like radio, national television channel and NGO’s (Non Government
Organization).
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8. An All Faith Jerusalem Flag and Peace Day
The day we implement our plan will be termed as the “peace day” in Jerusalem as on that
day entire Jerusalem will pledge to promote communal harmony, brotherhood and peace.
People belonging to all the religions will come out and celebrate the victory of people of
Jerusalem. A flag will be given to the people of Jerusalem hoisting which will always
remind them of the agreement of mutual respect and love they have signed with each
other. The flag will comprise signs from the religions of Islam, Judaism and Christianity,
depicting the unity of the three religions and showing a sense of respect to the people
living in the city. Thus whenever the flag will be hoisted it will remind the people of
Jerusalem that the city belongs to them, the city doesn’t belong to Jews or Muslims or
Christians but actually to the people of Jerusalem. Every year on the peace day
celebrations there will be cultural exchanges in terms of various functions done by school
going children and people working in government offices and army and police and
several other organizations of the city. This peace day will certainly act as a binding force
between the three communities and will clear many of the misconceptions present in
people’s heart regarding people of other religion, and will certainly provide everyone
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Thus we can say the question of sovereignty more or less becomes meaningless, and as
far as the question of Jerusalem is concerned, it belongs completely to the people living
there.
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9. Sovereignty
Jerusalem has been the epicenter of the three major religions of the world i.e. Judaism,
Christianity and Islam. As we know, it started long ago in B. C, the Jews alone used to
live in Jerusalem (during and after then time of prophet musa), then came the Christians
and then the Muslims, we all know how holy is the place to the people of all these three
religions. None can deny the fact that “Jesus Christ was crucified in the same place” and
no one can say that prophet Mohammad didn’t make the holiest Muslim shrine of the era
in Jerusalem. Thus terming the land to be more of one community and less of the others
would be completely wrong. This land certainly and undoubtedly belongs to Muslims as
well as Christians as well as Jews, thus here the question of sovereignty doesn’t arise at
all. None can question to which the land belongs to. None of the three can claim a larger
Moreover in such an era where a mere click of the internet explorer takes you from one
end of the globe to the other, one single call from a mobile phone let a person sitting in
northern America talk to a person in say, somewhere in Africa, this entire world is fast
become a global village or rather we should say the entire world community now seems
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