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 >
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B'Tselem (May 2011)
Study of the various means Israel uses to ensure its control of the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea area:
the land, the water sources, the tourist sites, and the natural resources.
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The Saban Center for Middle East Policy (May 2011)
Results of a simulation held by the Brookings Institution to test the resilience of a hypothetical agreement
between Israelis and Palestinians on the issues of borders and security. Kenneth M. Pollack analyzes the
simulation's implications for an Israeli-Palestinian border and security agreement. Read More
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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (2011)
"We are Jews. We don't have to save the Palestinian heritage," says Itzik Shweky of the Society for Preservation of
Israel Heritage Sites. But an American Jew from Brooklyn says the abandoned Palestinian village of Lifta is
important for Jews as well as Arabs. (8:41) Watch >
April 6, 2011
Israeli response to the Arab Peace Initiative developed with the aid of Israeli experts, and based on the known
solutions to all the basic elements of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (the Clinton parameters, the proposals put
forth Barak at Camp David, the Olmert and Livni understandings in the framework of the Annapolis process, the talks
with Syria from the time of Rabin). Read More >
Americans for Peace Now (February 2011)
APN's Ori Nir recounts the history of Israeli settlements and explains why they present a major obstacle to a
two-state solution and a threat to Israel's future as a Jewish and Democratic state. (12:42) Watch >
CBC News (2011)
Portrait of Shatila, a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, that features an interactive, street-level interface
allowing the user to follow personal stories from inside the one-square-kilometre camp. Read More >
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).
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 >