From the Jerusalem Post:

He preached fairness and coexistence to the city's Arabs but left no doubt that he wanted Jerusalem to remain undivided, under Israel's sovereignty, despite Palestinians' demand for the Arab part of the city as the capital of their would-be state.

"Jerusalem's people of differing faiths, cultures and aspirations must find peaceful ways to live together other than by drawing a line in the sand," Kollek once wrote of his philosophy.