Why I am an atheist Jew and a Zionist.

[TaraJo]

That's OK - give me a rep and I'll forgive you.

Otherwise - great question on lasting peace.

I'd go with - return to the 1948 borders plus the Golan heights (at least until such time as Syria sorts itself out into something resembling a decent country/democracy). Properly set-up a Palestinian state. Move the capital of Israel back to Tel Aviv and turn Jerusalem into an international city guarded by the Swiss - just like they do for the Vatican.

All that in exchange for a peace accord with each of the Arab countries plus Iran with guarantees from them to respect Israel's national sovereignty.

UN peace keeping force employed during the setup. Settlements in occupied territories taken down and half a dozen strong cross border projects to push up employment and get investment in the region.

But that's just me.

Of course neither side would accept it without a big stick/carrot. The US and the Russians would have to work together to provide that.

I like that idea, but I have my doubts about whether or not the Arab states would allow it. They seriously don't strike me as the kind of nations that actually want peace. If they did manage to eliminate Isreal, we'd probably see them pushing for war over the Pakistan/India border or more independence for the areas in Southern Russia or maybe even trying to start shit in Turkey or Africa.