Holy Places in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict : Confrontation and Co-Existence

by Breger, Marshall J.; Reiter, Yitzhak; Hammer, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780203867457
• ISBN10: 0203867459
• Copyright: 2009-11-30
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This book addresses the major generators of conflict and toleration at shared holy places in Palestine and Israel. Examining the religious, political and legal issues, the authors show how the holy sites have been a focus of both conflict and cooperation between different communities.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Legal Regulation of Holy Sites

Protection of Holy Places in International Law: Objective and Subjective Approaches

Wars and Sacred Space: The Influence of The 1948 War on Sacred Space in the State of Israel

The Third Kind of Holy Places: The Case of Nachmanides' Cave in Jerusalem

The Waqf in Israel Since 1965 The Case of Acre Reconsidered

Holy Places in Urban Spaces: Foci of Confrontation or Catalyst for Development

The Pessimist's Guide to Religious Coexistence

Contest or Cohabitation in Shared Holy Places: The Cave of the Patriarchs and Samuel's Tomb

Treatment of Antiquities on the Temple Mount/ Al-Haram Al-Sharif

The Shihab Al-Din Mosque Affair in Nazareth: A Case Study of Muslim-Christian-Jewish Relations in the State of Israel

Holy Shrines (Maqamat) in Modern Palestine/Israel and the Politics of Memory

Self-Empowerment through the Sacred Culture and Representation in the Urban Landscape: The Mosque of Hassan Bey and the Arab Community of Jaffa

The Head of Husayn Ibn Ali: Its Various Places of Burial and the Miracles that it Performed

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