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I don't think anyone involved is giving any thought whatsoever to uniting two sets of people, in fact quite the opposite. What a great deal of thought is going into is a means by which two sets of people can be physically and politically seperated in such a way that they can agree to peacefully co-exist - and that is one whale of a difference.

To achieve this some extremely painful and possibly terminal political realities have to be faced on both sides.

1. The violence must stop, with total and verifiable disarmament of the terrorist groups.

2. Clear statement by the Israeli parliament that the State of Israel is formed by the boundaries that existed immediately prior to the start of the "Six-Day" War of 1967.

3. Acceptance by the Palestinians that the State of Palestine shall comprise of the West Bank and Gazza strip.

4. Abandonment on the part of the Palestinians of the "right-of-return" issue.

5. A binding agreement, enforced by the UN if necessary, covering the region with regard to water supplies and resources.

6. Creation of Jerusalem as an independent international city of historic and religious importance.