RABBI WEIN ON IS JERUSALEM STILL IN PLAY?

We have been told time and again over the past 70 years that Jerusalem – its borders and sovereignty – is one of the most contentious issues that will have to be settled before there can be a legitimate peace between Arabs and Jews here in the Land of Israel. In fact, the diplomatic experts have always contended that this issue is so complex that it must be left as the last piece of a negotiated settlement between the parties. Only after they have agreed on all other matters and created an atmosphere of trust and peaceful intent that will allow the status of Jerusalem to be finally determined, will an agreement be realized.