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102. Fear Triumphs: On the Nonparticipation of Eastern Jerusalem Arabs in Municipal Elections
- Author:
- David Koren
- Publication Date:
- 11-2018
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)
- Abstract:
- Despite the desire of Arabs in eastern Jerusalem for greater integration in Israeli life, their fear of the Palestinian Authority and its agents kept them away from the polls in October. And while seeking pragmatic and constructive integration in Jerusalem, they still adhere to the Palestinian side of the identity axis. Once again, 38% of the capital city’s residents remain outside its political arena.
- Topic:
- Territorial Disputes, Minorities, Elections, Discrimination, Local, and Palestinian Authority
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, Palestine, and Jerusalem
103. Restraint and Deterrence
- Author:
- Yaakov Amidror
- Publication Date:
- 12-2018
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)
- Abstract:
- Israel’s security requirements on other fronts, require containment of the conflict on the southern front, while continuing to build the western Negev notwithstanding Hamas’ arson attempts.
- Topic:
- Security, Terrorism, Territorial Disputes, Deterrence, and Hamas
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, and Palestine
104. One City, Two Realities: Jerusalem Public Opinion Survey 2018
- Author:
- Dan Miodownik and Noam Brenner
- Publication Date:
- 04-2018
- Content Type:
- Case Study
- Institution:
- Israel/Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives (IPCRI)
- Abstract:
- This public opinion survey covers different issues of life in Jerusalem of its Israeli and Palestinian residents. It surveys their expressions about local needs, who they view as their local leadership, their social attitudes and ways of communication. It also explores perceptions of violence, life satisfaction and also questions about the future of Jerusalem and municipal elections. This survey is a part of a larger peacebuilding initiative in Jerusalem called “Building Visions for the Future of Jerusalem: A Bottom-Up Approach”. As such, the survey is one of a few ways to collect and give voice to the residents’ needs and perceptions regarding their life in Jerusalem. Its final objectives are to to better understand the foundations for cooperation between the two populations in this contested city, in order to assist in improving their well-being.
- Topic:
- Demographics, Territorial Disputes, Public Opinion, and Survey
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, Palestine, and Jerusalem
105. Two States or One? Reappraising the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse
- Author:
- Edward P. Djerejian, Marwan Muasher, Nathan Brown, Samih Al-Abid, Tariq Dana, Dahlia Scheindlin, Gilead Sher, and Khalil Shikaki
- Publication Date:
- 09-2018
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- The Israeli and Palestinian communities are growing ever closer physically while remaining separated politically. Any solution must adequately address the needs of both sides. This report attempts to look at actualities and trends with a fresh and analytical eye. At first glance, the two halves of this report contain two very different views of a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: one presents the case for a two-state solution, the other suggests that it is time to look at the idea of a single state with all its variations. But the two halves do not differ on the facts of the current situation. Nor do they differ much on the trajectory. The same facts can be used to support two different conclusions: Do we need new ideas or new determination and political will behind previous ones? The two chapters also highlight an important political reality: any solution must adequately address the needs of both sides. Imposed solutions will not work. The section authored by the Baker Institute does not deny that a one-state reality is emerging and the two-state solution is in trouble, but it argues that the two-state solution should not be abandoned as it provides the most coherent framework for a democratic Israeli state living in peace and security next to an independent and sovereign Palestinian state. Carnegie’s section recognizes that a one-state reality is emerging, whether desirable or not, and calls for scrutinizing solutions that take this reality into account instead of wishing it away. At a time when ideas to solve the conflict are being speculated about without much context, this report attempts to objectively analyze and present the two major options for a negotiated peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians and to explain the consequences of both for the parties involved and the international community. It is our hope that it will serve as not only a reminder of past efforts but also an incubator for future ones.
- Topic:
- Diplomacy, Treaties and Agreements, Territorial Disputes, Conflict, Negotiation, and Peace
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, and Palestine
106. The Real Test for the Palestinian Reconciliation is Disarming Hamas
- Author:
- Yaakov Amidror
- Publication Date:
- 07-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)
- Abstract:
- A Fatah-Hamas reconciliation is promising for the Palestinian people, but it cannot come at Israel’s expense. If the Palestinian Authority is unable to impose the terms of the deal on the Islamic terrorist group, it would make it clear the deal is bogus.
- Topic:
- Arms Control and Proliferation, Military Strategy, Territorial Disputes, Conflict, and Palestinian Authority
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, and Palestine
107. Fund the Temple Mount Sifting Project Now
- Author:
- David M. Weinberg
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)
- Abstract:
- The Temple Mount Sifting Project has turned the Wakf’s criminal dump of the most sensitive and valuable archaeological dirt on the globe – a national disgrace – into a national treasure. Funding the project is the least the government can do as penance for its long-standing malfeasance in countering Palestinian-Islamic aggression against Jewish history in Jerusalem and Israeli sovereignty on the Temple Mount.
- Topic:
- Sovereignty, Territorial Disputes, Conflict, and Archaeology
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, and Palestine
108. Netanyahu’s Strategic Achievements
- Author:
- David M. Weinberg
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)
- Abstract:
- Netanyahu has driven Israel forward on the basis of a coherent strategic worldview and improved Israel’s fortunes.
- Topic:
- Security, Military Strategy, Territorial Disputes, and Leadership
- Political Geography:
- Middle East and Israel
109. Western Wall Unity
- Author:
- David M. Weinberg
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)
- Abstract:
- Despite Palestinian terrorism and Orthodox “control” of the site, more than one million Jewish pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem’s Western Wall during the High Holiday period. So let’s keep Kotel “crises” in perspective.
- Topic:
- Religion, Territorial Disputes, and Unity
- Political Geography:
- Israel, Palestine, and Jerusalem
110. How Trump and Netanyahu Xan Transform Peace Diplomacy
- Author:
- David M. Weinberg
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)
- Abstract:
- By tabling creative coexistence proposals, pushing core issues to the top of the agenda, suggesting innovative alternatives to the problematic two-state paradigm, and articulating red lines that are clear and broad.
- Topic:
- Diplomacy, Territorial Disputes, Conflict, and Peace
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, and Palestine