My Jerusalem – by Walid Salem
Jerusalem looks more and more as if it is under the ownership of the Israelis and the internationals, either living in it or talking about it from the outside. What does it [...]
Articles
Jerusalem burns, “one city, two capitals”
Meir Margalit for Sinpermiso Jerusalem burns. A wave of unrest has swept East Jerusalem for the last four months, and at this stage of events, no one can predict where it [...]
How not to demilitarize Hamas – by Ofer Zalzberg
Originally published in CNN’s Global Public Square on Sept. 11 2014 In a few weeks, indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are to take place in Cairo with the [...]
Zoning and East Jerusalem: We told you so…
Originally published in the Jerusalem Post This week we learned that Jerusalem City Hall has approved the new zoning plan for the Sawahreh neighborhood, drawn up by the [...]
The architecture of violence. Rebel Architecture – Special Series by Al Jazeera
Special Series by Al Jazeera / Filmmaker: Ana Naomi de Sousa Eyal Weizman explains architecture’s key role in the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the evolution of [...]
Humiliation Only Fuels War; Redeemed Honor Aids Peace – by Paul Scham
(published originally in Partners for Progressive Israel Blog) Several weeks ago I posted a dialogue about the role of shame and humiliation in the Israeli-Arab conflict that [...]
Israel: Preparing the next war before the weapons have cooled down
(Posted by: Pressenza London Posted date: 07 August 2014) The headline of an article in the Jerusalem Post on August 3rd, days before the agreed ceasefire, signed by Eric [...]
Israeli Initiative for Security, Stability, & Peace – by Gershon Baskin
The following are steps that the Government of Israel proposes to advance the creation of security, stability and peace between Israel and its neighbors. The Government of [...]
Unified Jerusalem? Think Again
Anyone who needed additional proof that the “united city” project has failed, and that Jerusalem is now more divided than ever, has received it during this [...]