So simple a Shmendrick can get it!

I've been thinking a little about all the unrest in Israel between the Jews and the Palestinians. Perhaps I'm nuts (always a very real possibility), but I see a parallel between their problems and one which the United States had as we were hammering out our constitution. We had two groups that were concerned with who should govern and who should have the greater say in politics. In our case it wasn't a split over religion, but one of size. Our smaller states were afraid that the larger more populous states would seize control of the government and that they're voices wouldn't be heard. I think this is somewhat similar to the problem in Israel, though in their case I think both sides are fearful that the other side will dominate. In the case of the United States, we devised a bicameral legislature that provides a forum for both sides. One half of congress favors population and the other favors geography. I think the Jews and the Palestinians could do something similar. They could form a congress where one part favors the Jews and the other favors the Palestinians. Another option would be to base one half on population and the other on religion, guaranteeing a certain percentage of representation to non-Jews. I think the problem can be worked out so that the Jews can maintain a "Jewish" state while allowing for their non-Jewish citizens to be represented in their government.