What would be your ideal solution to the Israel/Palestine issue?

[Redalgo]

A two-state solution would be for the best, I think. Israel would have West Jerusalem as its capital while Palestine - whether secular or Islamic - would have its capital in East Jerusalem. Both would have to allow open access to holy sites. The Green Line would be used for the borders, with assurances from Palestine that the Jewish population living in their territory would not face persecution.

Israel must recognize Palestine and its sovereignty, ceasing its occupation and tendency to skirmish when trouble flares up. It must also tolerate Palestinian academic freedom, the outcomes of elections over there, lift its embargo on Gaza, allow Palestine to establish armed forces, and negotiate conditions under which Palestinians may come into Israel for the sake of finding work. Ideally, they would allow road and rail infrastructure - as Independent TX suggested - through the Negev.

Palestine must recognize Israel and its sovereignty, cease rocket bombardments of Israel, and accept the Green Line as a permanent border. It must also accept that refugees will not be going home, collaborate in good faith with Israel to crack down on terrorism in their country - including against Hamas if it does not immediate cease to support violence against Israelis, and establish thorough customs controls so as to block arms' shipments from being smuggled into the country - especially via Gaza.

The UN should put a lot of boots on the ground for at least twenty years, and take on responsibility for peacemaking so as to avoid opportunities for Israeli or Palestinian factions to reopen old wounds if some sporadic violence breaks out. Palestine and Israel need to meanwhile do more to solidify diplomatic ties, pursue cultural exchange programmes, educate with pro-peace themes underlying lessons taught, and establish a legal framework and means of enforcement sufficient to fight discrimination in both countries. Legally, there should be no institutionalized discrimination between the peoples of either side.

If Israel backs out of the deal the U.S. should be prepared to threaten it with military force - perhaps aiming to eliminate their navy, air force, missile defenses, and nuclear capability. The Arab League, in turn, would ideally be willing to invade Palestine if it backs out and divvy up its territories to member states however they see fit. Of course, this isn't going to be what happens.