JERUSALEM, FINAL STATUS ISSUES
Most Israelis believe a divided capital is already a foregone conclusion
Daniel K. Eisenbud / The Jerusalem Post (March 8, 2016)
Israeli Democracy Institute poll shows that a clear majority of Israelis (61%) believe Jerusalem is already a divided city. Read More >
The Residency Status of East Jerusalem’s Palestinians
Gilead Sher / INSS (October 28, 2015)
Revoking Israeli residency of Palestinians beyond the separation barrier in East Jerusalem is difficult from a legal point of view, as there is no law that authorizes Israel's government to do so. Read More >
Revealed: What a partitioned Jerusalem would look like
Nir Hasson / Haaretz (May 27, 2014)
An Israeli firm has been working for 10 years to perfect plans that would transform the city's 'natural' urban boundaries into a border between two future countries, in a nonthreatening and aesthetic manner. Read more >
The Struggle for Jerusalem's Holy Places
Wendy Pullan, Maximilian Sternberg, Lefkos Kyriacou, Craig Larkin, and Michael Dumper | Routledge (2013)
Book Review (University of Cambridge) | CampusBooks
East Jerusalem - By the Numbers
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (May 7, 2013)
Facts and figures on the life of Palestinians in Jerusalem, detailing the effects that Israeli policies have on their basic rights. Read More >
The Rise and Fall of Arab Jerusalem: Palestinian Politics and the City since 1967
Hillel Cohen | Routledge (2013)
Book Review (Jewish Book Council) | CampusBooks
Spatial Shaping: Unilaterally Determining Israel's Base-Line Border
Terrestrial Jerusalem (2013)
Jerusalem expert Danny Seidemann outlines how the Israeli government has been using settlement construction to integrate parts of East Jerusalem into Israel while detaching them from the Palestinian population PDF >
The Issue of Jerusalem in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Shaul Arieli (2013)
Outlines the issue of Jerusalem in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including historical background, past negotiating proposals, and the consequences of existing demographic trends if a peace agreement is not achieved. (5:12) Watch >
Public Poll Findings: Peace with the Palestinians
S. Daniel Abraham Center / Dahaf (December, 2012)
Finds that roughly two thirds of Israelis would support a peace agreement establishing a demilitarized Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, Israel's retention of major settlement blocs and a division of Jerusalem. Also finds support for this position from majorities of voters in the right-wing parties of Likud-Beiteinu and Habayit Hayehudi PDF >
Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World
James Carroll | Mariner Books (2012)
Book Review (Publisher's Weekly) | CampusBooks
The Perils of Polling in East Jerusalem
Daniel Seidemann / Foreign Policy (February 23, 2012)
Expert analysis of recent polling that purports to show plurality support among East Jerusalem Palestinians for becoming Israeli citizens. Provides detailed explanation of the challenges involved in this polling and the reasons behind its likely inaccuracy. Read More >
Jerusalem: The Biography
Simon Sebag Montefiore | Vintage Books (2011)
Book Review (The New York Times) | CampusBooks
U.S. (non)-Recognition of Sovereignty in Jerusalem: A Consistent Policy, pre-1948 - Present
Americans for Peace Now (2011)
APN's Lara Friedman provides an outline of the history of US policy regarding the status of Jerusalem. Includes dates, statements, and descriptions of relevant actions by US government bodies and officials. Read More >
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
Karen Armstrong | Ballantine Books (2011)
Book Review (Publishers Weekly) | CampusBooks
Two Peoples, One Capital?
The New York Times (2012)
Overview of Jerusalem as it pertains to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Residents, experts, and notable figures are interviewed. (8:08) Read More >
Jerusalem: City of David
60 Minutes (2011)
Lesley Stahl reports from under the city of Jerusalem from a controversial archeological dig that has become a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (13:40) Watch >
James Carroll Extended Interview
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly (2011)
Violence in Jerusalem is no surprise, says author James Carroll, "because that's the human story. The great thing about Jerusalem is it's a place where the human story gets transcended." (14:38) Watch >
The Planning/Construction Process in East Jerusalem
Terrestrial Jerusalem (2011)
Presentation detailing the intricacies of the planning and construction process in East Jerusalem. Includes information on each step of the planning process, how long they take, and which administrative bodies are responsible for their implementation (PDF).
Invisible Settlements in Jerusalem
Hagit Ofran | Palestine-Israel Journal (2011)
Peace Now's Settlements Watch Director looks at how Jerusalem tourist sights and settlements are being used to promote an exclusively Jewish narrative of the city's history. Read More >
Jerusalem Syndrome: The Palestinian-Israeli Battle for the Holy City
Moshe Amirav | Sussex Academic Press (2009)
Book Review (Palestine-Israel Journal) | CampusBooks
Setting the Record Straight: Palestinians Can't Really Live in West Jerusalem
Lara Friedman / Americans for Peace Now (July 20, 2009)
Explanation of how Palestinians are effectively unable to purchase land in West Jerusalem, and face severe difficulties acquiring land in East Jerusalem as well. Read More >
One Nation, Irreconcilable
James Kitfield / National Journal (April 4, 2009)
In-depth look at East Jerusalem, the actions of the settler enterprise there, and the Palestinian experience in the city. PDF >
The Border Regime for Jerusalem in Peace
SAYA (2010)
Study that aims to extract a set of policies and recommendations regarding East and West Jerusalem which will enhance future touristic activity on both sides, maintaining their nature as a common holy place, and a unique, significant location on the global scale. Read More >
Final Status: Jerusalem and Return
The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy (2007)
Intensive study that delves into Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over the issues of Jerusalem and refugees. Includes an examination of pertinent theories and styles of negotiations, thorough background on the issues, and guidelines for agreement between the two sides. PDF >
Jerusalem - Between the Defensive Barrier and a Settlement or an "Historical Basin" and an "Outlying Neighborhood"
Senat (2007)
Report concluding that, despite 40 years of Israeli attempts at unifying Jerusalem, the city functions as two distinct capitals. Also finds that the city can be divided between East and West on a demographic basis. PDF >
Some Reflections on Jerusalem
Ruth Lapidoth / Palestine-Israel Journal (2007)
Competing claims to Jerusalem, as well as the four main components of the "Jerusalem problem"- as it pertains to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its potential resolution- are identified and analyzed. Read More >
An Explosive Situation in Silwan
Yehudit Oppenheimer / Palestine-Israel Journal (September 2006)
Ir Amim's executive director describes how the government's complicity in right-wing settler activity in Silwan creates immense obstacles to a peaceful resolution on Jerusalem. Read More >
A Wall in Jerusalem: Obstacles to Human Rights in the Holy City
B'tselem (2006)
Report on the human rights violations and inequalities experienced by Palestinian citizens of Jerusalem as a result of discriminatory Israeli policies. Includes individual testimonials and case studies. PDF >
Toward a Final Settlement in Jerusalem: Redefinition rather than Partition
The Institute for National Security Studies (June 2005)
The five major principles used by Israel for determining the boundaries of Jerusalem, as well as the effects of the security barrier, are examined by security expert Shaul Arieli. Also provided are detailed, practical proposals for resolution of the Jerusalem issue in the event of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Read More >
Contested Holiness: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Perspective on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Rivka Gonen | Ktav Pub Inc (2003)
Book Review (Midwest Book Review) | CampusBooks
Jerusalem's Religious Significance
Yitzhak Reiter and Marwan Abu Khalaf / Palestine-Israel Journal (2001)
Israeli and Palestinian professors provide a thorough explanation of the meaning of Jerusalem in the faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Read More >
The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount
Gershom Gorenberg | Oxford University Press (2001)
Book Review (Publishers Weekly) | CampusBooks
The Jerusalem Problem: The Search for Solutions
Gershon Baskin / Palestine-Israel Journal (2001)
The founder of the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information looks at eighty-five years of efforts to resolve the issues of Jerusalem sovereignty, with a particular focus on the Camp David summit in 2000. Read More >
Negotiating Jerusalem
Jerome M. Segal, Shlomit Levy, Nader Izzat Sa'id, and Elihu Katz | SUNY Press (2000)
Book Review (Shofar) | CampusBooks
City of Stone: The Hidden History of Jerusalem
Meron Benvinisti | University of California Press (1998)
Book Review (Foreign Affairs) | CampusBooks
Jerusalem's Holy Places and the Peace Process
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (1998)
Marshall Breger and Thomas A. Idinopulos author this thorough analysis of more than four hundred years of Jerusalem's history in an effort to glean practical, operational lessons from the Ottoman, British, Jordanian, and Israeli control of the city and its holy sites. Read More >
East Jerusalem: A Case Study in Political Planning
Sarah Kaminker / Palestine-Israel Journal (1995)
A former member of the Jerusalem City Council provides an overview of how Israel has used city planning to gain control of 87% of the land of East Jerusalem. Read More >
Jerusalem: Then and Now
Mick Dumper / Middle East Report (1993)
Historical overview of Jerusalem from the Roman expulsion of the Israelites in 70 AD until the 1990's, including a focus on the attachments to the city felt by Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Read More >
Jerusalem: City of Mirrors
Amos Elon | Faber and Faber (1989)
Book Review (Foreign Affairs) | CampusBooks
Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel
July 30, 1980
Constitutional law establishing the status of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Also addressed the unity of Jerusalem, its holy places, the rights of members of all religions, and special preference with regards to development. Read More >
Protection of Holy Places Law
June 27, 1967
Israel law passed in the wake of the 1967 war that guarantees protection and freedom of access for the holy sites in Jerusalem. Read More >