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Move the UN Headquarters to Jerusalem
The headquarters of the United Nations should relocate to Jerusalem.
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Move the UN Headquarters to Jerusalem☜The headquarters of the United Nations should relocate to Jerusalem.☜59C6EF
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Where in Jerusalem?
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Economic stimulus to region
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Force UN to give full attention to region's problems
Force UN to give full attention to region's problems☜Relocating the UN HQ to Jerusalem would force the UN to give full attention to all of the issues besetting the region—e.g. poverty, human rights, rising population, the geo-politics of the oil industry (in addition of the conflict over the land and control of Jerusalem).☜98CE71
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UN should fulfil its responsibility to Israel / Palestine
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Jerusalem to remain Israeli, with concessions around access
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