Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA)

Strategic Alliances for a Secure, Connected, and Prosperous Region

Menu

The Global Epidemic of Illegal Building and Demolitions: Implications for Jerusalem

May 15, 2003 | Justus Reid Weiner

In recent decades, municipalities and governments in all parts of the world have struggled with illegal building. However, compared with the incessant denunciation of rather infrequent demolitions by the Jerusalem Municipality, there has been nearly a complete lack of publicity when other governments demolish illegal structures.

Israel Should Not Pay the Price for Iraq

March 31, 2003 | Amb. Dore Gold

Tony Blair's approach to Iraq is perhaps most admired because of the tremendous sense of conviction and justice motivating his position. For that reason, the British prime minister's repeated need to refer in the same breath as Iraq to the Israeli-Palestinian issue, and especially the diplomatic "road map" for resolving this conflict, is perplexing.

Diplomatic and Legal Aspects of the Settlement Issue

January 19, 2003 | Jeffrey Helmreich

One may legitimately support or challenge Israeli settlements in the disputed territories, but they are not illegal, and they have neither the size, the population, nor the placement to seriously impact upon the future status of the disputed territories and their Palestinian population centers.

The Evolution of International Law and the War on Terrorism

December 24, 2002 | Col. Daniel Reisner, Amb. Alan Baker

Legal Aspects of the Palestinian Refugee Question

September 1, 2002 | Prof. Ruth Lapidoth

From “Occupied Territories” to “Disputed Territories”

January 16, 2002 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Use of Palestinian Children in the Al-Aqsa Intifada

November 1, 2000 | Justus Reid Weiner