Negotiating Jerusalem

by Segal, Jerome M.; Levy, Shlomit; Sa Id, Nader Izzat; Katz, Elihu

• ISBN13: 9780791445389
• ISBN10: 0791445380
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

An in-depth examination of how Jerusalem is seen by both Palestinians and Israeli-Jews, this book is a landmark study of the potential for successfully negotiating the Jerusalem question. It sheds important light on the question "what is Jerusalem?" By showing that the current boundaries are not viewed by either side as sacrosanct, the authors prove that there is room for creative efforts to reach an agreement. Such room may help resolve what is undoubtedly the most difficult issue standing between Israelis and Palestinians.

Author Biography

Jerome M. Segal is the director of the Jerusalem Project at the University of Maryland's Center for International and Security Studies. He is also a Research Scholar at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland Shlomit Levy is senior research associate of the Guttman Center for Applied Social Research, now an affiliate of the Israel Democracy Institute. She also lectures at the Baerwald School of Social Work at the Hebrew University Nader Izzat Sa'id is the director of the Development Studies Program at Bir Zeit University Elihu Katz is Trustee Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, emeritus professor of sociology and communication at the Hebrew University, and former scientific director of the Guttman Institute of Applied Social Research

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part I. The Status of Jerusalem in the Eyes of Israeli-Jews and Palestinians: A Policy Perspective	1	(56)
Jerome M. Segal
Israeli Jews	5	(30)
Palestinians	35	(22)
Part II. The Status of Jerusalem in the Eyes of Israeli-Jews: A Survey Research Perspective	57	(78)
Shlomit Levy
Elihu Katz
An Analysis of Israeli Jewish Opinion on the Status of Jerusalem	59	(64)
Shlomit Levy
Highlights and Commentary	123	(12)
Elihu Katz
Part III. The Status of Jerusalem in the Eyes of Palestinians: A Survey Research Perspective	135	(48)
Nader Izzat Sa`id
An Analysis of Palestinian Opinion on the Status of Jerusalem	137	(44)
Central Findings and Conclusions	181	(2)
Part IV. Is Jerusalem Negotiable?	183	(40)
Jerome M. Segal
Appendix A: Data from Study of Israeli-Jews	223	(76)
Appendix A-1: Questionnaire and distribution of responses in percentages for the national sample and the settler sample	223	(17)
Appendix A-2: Cross-tabulation of all replies by ideological tendency	240	(29)
Appendix A-3: Cross-tabulation of all replies by religious observance	269	(30)
Appendix B: Data from Study of Palestinians	299	(38)
Appendix B-1: National sample and region	299	(12)
Appendix B-2: Cross-tabulation by political affiliation	311	(9)
Appendix B-3: Cross-tabulation by religiosity	320	(9)
Appendix B-4: Cross-tabulation by religion	329	(8)
About the Authors	337	(2)
Index	339