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Muslim Tourism to Jerusalem after the Normalization Agreements
The success of the Israel-Arab normalization agreements will be tested in coexistence, cooperation, and respect in Jerusalem.
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Ancient Muslim Texts Confirm the Jewish Temple
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Esteemed Islamic scholars contradict modern Palestinian fabrications
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The Western Wall and the Jews: More than a Thousand Years of Prayer
Incredibly, some deny the Jews’ tie to the Western Wall
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A Jerusalem Solution: One Sovereignty, Multiple Local Authorities (including for the Arab Neighborhoods)
This study explores the background, the processes, the advantages, and the complexity involved in removing the two Arab neighborhoods from Jerusalem’s jurisdiction and also considers other plans that address the same issue.
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Proposed International Supervision of Jerusalem’s Holy Sites Has a History of Failure
United Nations supervision of the Jewish holy sites over 19 years was a total failure.
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Chapter 5: The Meaning of Division: The Municipal Perspective
In December 2000, the then-mayor of Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert, considered the possible effects of dividing Jerusalem on the fabric of life in the city. He said:1 The problem is that the neighborhoods and villages in east Jerusalem have been integrated into the city’s fabric of life in a way that does not permit separation. It […]
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Chapter 3: The Security Significance of a Division
The tremendous efforts that have been required of the state of Israel to keep Jerusalem united and maintain its Jewish majority have been aimed at realizing the Jewish people’s historical and religious right to the city. At the same time, from the practical standpoint, on which this work concentrates, an effort must be made to […]
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Chapter 4: The Danger to the Jewish and Christian Holy Places in Case of a Division
A. Freedom of Worship and Access to the Jerusalem Holy Places under Israeli Rule In east Jerusalem, in the Old City, and particularly in the part of the Old City known as the Holy Basin, there are hundreds of places that are sacred to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. For years the state of Israel has […]
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Chapter 1: The Jewish People’s Right and Birthright in Jerusalem (the Historical-Religious Dispute)
The nature of this opening chapter,1 which focuses on the historical-religious dimension, may seem to run counter to the practical emphasis of this study, which analyzes the dangers of dividing Jerusalem on a practical level. Nevertheless, this chapter is essential. For the Jewish people, Jerusalem is not just matter but also spirit, heritage, and memory, […]
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Understanding Israeli Interests in the E1 Area: Contiguity, Security, and Jerusalem
Why This Study Was Written The Israeli building program known as E1 (East-1), situated between Jerusalem and Maale Adumim, has been on the Israeli and world agenda for twenty years. It is subject to a severe Israeli-Palestinian dispute and prompts strong international opposition. As a result, it has yet to be implemented. On November 30, […]
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Prologue 1. At present the Fatah movement is part of the Palestinian Authority. 2. A photo of the letter from December 3, 2000, found at Orient House, which in the 1980s and 1990s served as the PLO’s headquarters in Jerusalem, was provided to me by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Shalom Harari, who also translated it. Harari, a […]
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Jerusalem: Correcting the International Discourse
How the West Gets Jerusalem Wrong
The Holy City of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious facets of the Arab-Israel conflict. In this volume, Nadav Shragai, who served as a journalist and commentator at Ha’aretz between 1983 and 2009 and has documented the dispute over Jerusalem for thirty years, offers a fresh perspective that seeks to correct the international discourse on the future of the city.
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Reports, analyses and discussion of the challenges facing Jerusalem.
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Rachel’s Tomb, a Jewish Holy Place, Was Never a Mosque
Rachel’s Tomb, located some 460 meters south of Jerusalem’s municipal boundary, has been identified for over 1,700 years as the grave of the Jewish matriarch Rachel.
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Rachel’s Tomb, a Jewish Holy Place, Was Never a Mosque
UNESCO has declared that Rachel’s Tomb near Jerusalem is a mosque – endorsing a Palestinian claim that first surfaced only in 1996 and which ignores centuries of Muslim tradition.
Rachel’s Tomb never served as a mosque for the Muslims. It has been identified for over 1,700 years as the grave of the Jewish matriarch Rachel. The depiction of Rachel’s Tomb has appeared in thousands of Jewish religious books, paintings, photographs, stamps, and works of art.