Sacred real estate: in the Bible Israel is a caretaker. "The land is mine," says God. "You are but strangers resident with me".

The Christian Century | July 25, 2006| | Copyright

IN RECENT YEARS, certain religious Jewish and Christian communities have proclaimed that exclusive Jewish Sovereignty over the Holy Land is a theological right and necessity, a condition for the unfolding of the messianic era. This view has been exploited by some secular Israelis, who for political reasons--linked to concerns about security or the war on terrorism--seek to maximize territorial control of the land. Although Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert's new convergence plan acknowledges the immorality and implausibility of the exclusivist position, in opting for ...

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