June 2006 Cover
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By
Dawn Ivory
Of course, access to cheap oil is the fundamental reason for the US's profound military involvement in the Middle East. But the political situation is complicated by the Israeli- Palestinian conflict.
Jews, persecuted for centuries, want a secure homeland, while Palestinians resent being displaced from what they, not unjustly, consider their land. Without wading into the contentious issues involved, Dawn offers
a pragmatic solution to this political question that has vexed for years: why not let both groups share the vast open spaces of Utah? The Levant would be improved by new-found peace, while the political and religious
climate of Utah would also ratchet up. If the two groups cannot share a single state, Dawn suggests letting them flip for Utah and Idaho....
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