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JERUSALEM IN HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY

April 30, 2001

The July 2000 Camp David Summit was clearly a diplomatic failure, that resulted largely, though not exclusively, from the in surmountable gap between Israel and the PLO over the issue of Jerusalem. The Palestinian violence imposed on Israel by the PLO, in the summit's aftermath, not only undermined the future of any meaningful peace negotiations, but also threatened the stability of the entire Middle East region. The Camp David breakdown, in short, was not cost-free. I

Jerusalem in International Diplomacy: The 2000 Camp David Summit, the Clinton Plan, and Their Aftermath

February 1, 2001 | Amb. Dore Gold

Since its independence in 1948, and indeed even in prior times, Israel's rights to sovereignty in Jerusalem have been firmly grounded in history and international law. The aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War only reinforced the strength of Israel's claims. Seven years after the implementation of the 1993 Oslo Agreements, Prime Minister Ehud Barak became the first Israeli prime minister to consider re-dividing Jerusalem in response to an American proposal at the July 2000 Camp David Summit.

The Palestinian Provocation

October 3, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold

Every Israeli ambassador to the United Nations since the days of Abba Eban has been under clear instructions to keep the U.N. away from the issue of Jerusalem. So it surprises many that Israeli and American diplomats have been considering placing the Temple Mount, the most sensitive religious site in Jerusalem, under the control of the U.N. Security Council.

A New Paradigm for Arab-Israeli Peacemaking: A Comprehensive Regional System for Security and Cooperation

September 15, 2000 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Abraham "Abrasha" Tamir

An Israeli Jerusalem for All

September 1, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Importance of Terminology for a Solution to the Jerusalem Question

April 15, 1998

Religious Zionists in Jerusalem

January 1, 1998 | Daniel J. Elazar

Haredi-Secular Conflict in Jerusalem

December 15, 1996

Israel’s Position on Jerusalem and International Norms for the Holy Places

September 16, 1996

Peace, Beauty and Intifada: An American Jewish Political Scientist Returns to Jerusalem

July 16, 1989

Project Renewal: Drawing Sweet from Bitter

February 23, 1981 | Daniel J. Elazar