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              Hisham Awartani Danny Rubinstein Sam'an Khoury Boaz Evron Walid Salem Ari Rath Zahra Khalidi Daniel Bar-Tal Ammar AbuZayyad Galit Hasan-Rokem Khaled Abu Aker Galia Golan Nazmi Ju’beh Gershon Baskin Edy Kaufman Ata Qaymari Benjamin Pogrund Nafez Nazzal Simcha Bahiri Nadia Naser-Najjab Dan Jacobson Jumana Jaouni Dan Leon Anat Cygielman Khuloud Khayyat Dajani Izhak Schnell |
JERUSALEM, In the Eye of the Storm Vol.17 No.12 2011 
Table of Contents Editorial by Ziad AbuZayyad and by Hillel Schenker Focus East Jerusalem is tied to the larger issue of Israeli-Palestinian relations, and Europe has both an opportunity and a duty to play a role in establishing peace. by Dries Van Agt Israel is heading towards further control of East Jerusalem, not towards disengagement. by Marco Allegra Untaxed American funds fuel settlement growth in East Jerusalem and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. by Michael Several Europe must take a stronger stance against the occupation of and settlement-building in Jerusalem. by Muriel Asseburg The government’s complicity in right-wing settler activity in Silwan creates immense obstacles to a peaceful resolution on Jerusalem. by Yehudit Oppenheimer Jerusalem tourist sights and settlements are being used to promote an exclusively Jewish narrative of the city’s history. by Hagit Ofran With Israel’s manipulation of their space, East Jerusalemites are reappraising the credibility of the peace process. by Omar Yousef Palestinians search for ways to preserve their community in an occupied city by Walid Salem Housing demolitions contribute to the forced emigration of Palestinians from Jerusalem. by Jeff Halper The Jerusalem municipality’s failure to provide adequate funding has created an educational crisis in East Jerusalem by Ata Qaymari Since 1948, Israel has carried out an illegal policy of confiscating the property of Palestinian refugees from West Jerusalem by Adnan Abdelrazek In Silwan and the City of David, science is too often held hostage by ideology and used as a tool for political gain. by Yonathan Mizrachi There is enough justification for Palestinians to claim for their rights in both East and West Jerusalem. by Rana Bishara Qalandia checkpoint has become a nightmare for the Palestinian community of Jerusalem by Ahmad Sub Laban An in-depth look at the current “de-Palestinization” policies in East Jerusalem by Jad Isaac and by Suhail Khalilieh The Green Line is becoming irrelevant as Israel expands its control over Jerusalem and beyond by Menachem Klein The Jerusalem Municipality’s 2020 Master Plan will serve to consolidate Israeli control over East Jerusalem while bringing little benefit to its inhabitants by Meir Margalit The assertion that “Jerusalem is above politics” ignores the reality of life in the city by Samir Mutawi A two-state solution will require the establishment of a controlled border running through Jerusalem by Izhak Schnell An overview of the United Nations’ historical and current positions regarding the status of Jerusalem. by Adnan Abdelrazek Separating the Old City from the rest of Jerusalem could severely disrupt the city’s urban fabric by Wendy Pullen and by Maximilian Gwiazda In order to reach a just and stable resolution on Jerusalem, a number of steps must be taken to promote trust and equity between the populations by Sam’an Khoury and by Sarah Kreimer The creation of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital is a key step in mending relations between Israel and the Arab and Islamic worlds by Moshe Maoz Sovereignty over Jerusalem and its holy sites remains an area of deep division in the search for peace by Taher Shash Israel’s stances on Jerusalem have evolved since the unilateral “unification” of the city in 1967, but Olmert may have revisited the 1947 Partition Plan’s ideas by Galia Golan West Jerusalem was also once home to Palestinians by Ibrahim Matar To date, the status of Jerusalem has been determined not by negotiation or demography, but through conquest by Afif Safieh Palestinian NGOs face a myriad of challenges when operating in East Jerusalem by Najat Hirbawi and by David Helfand The Wadi Hilweh and Madaa Centers work to preserve the Palestinian community and its voice in Silwan by Anna Koulouris Israelis and Palestinians unite to save East Jerusalem families from eviction by Sahar Vardi Ir Amim works for the fair and equitable treatment of all Jerusalem residents by Ela Greenberg and by Lexi Curtice Urban planning must first and foremost address the needs and desires of the city’s inhabitants by Efrat Cohen-Bar The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions focuses on local activism to save Palestinian homes and end the occupation by Jeff Halper The Association for Civil Rights in Israel is using the legal system to fight discrimination and abuse in Jerusalem by Ronit Sela Jerusalem’s mayor is pursuing policies in the city that threaten the entire peace process by Etai Mizra The Separation Barrier has a wide range of damaging effects on daily life for Palestinians living in and around Jerusalem. by Tovi Fenster and by Oren Shlomo Interview The Greek Orthodox Church and the Future of Jerusalem by Anna Koulouris Viewpoint Israeli activists must connect with young, secular American Jews through a liberal Zionism that allows for criticism of Israeli policy by Peter Beinart Israeli and Palestinian security forces cooperate in the enforced separation of two peoples by Gil HochBerg The success of the Fayyad Plan will benefit both Palestinians and Israelis by Natalia Simanovsky Nazi propaganda serves as a reminder of the dangers of the media distortion we live with today by Danny Schechter Book Review Reviewed by Benjamin Pogrund Reviewed by Itamar Haritan Culture by Christine Leuenberger by Bat-Chen Shahak by Annonymous.Activist.Artists (A.A.A.) Documents Chronology of Events by Najat Hirbawi |
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