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Pending Conversion of Byzantine Church-Turned-Museum into Mosque Raises Alarm

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Destro4/12/2013 6:59:48 am PDT

re: #2 CuriousLurker

Interesting. Sounds like he knew what he was talking about.

Seriously? No offense, but I can’t resist—considering your personality (at least the online one) I just don’t see diplomacy being a good career fit. // ;)

I am told I am very charming in a roguish way. Also, when I decide something is wrong or not the way it should be, I can’t restrain open hostility towards it. I will try and tamp down my open hostility and contempt for people holding onto wrong headed ideas that clearly don’t work or are regressive or stupid but it is not easy for me.

In this course that I mentioned, I also came up with the idea the West Bank and Gaza being given independence and as compensation for the Palestinians not being granted the right of return in Israel, they would have their property rights restored and be able to charge rent to Israelis living on the property. The hope being that getting rent money from Israelis suddenly makes Palestinians have a vested interest in keeping Israel around and prosperous and the cash infusion would be direct to Palestinian individuals and would be immediate. You lose the right of return but you retain rights of property and personal property ownership does not denote national ownership.

When I proposed this, it was so out of the box - if I recall - no one knew what to do with it or comment on it.