The Rise and Fall of Arab Jerusalem: Palestinian Politics and the City since 1967

by Cohen; Hillel

• ISBN13: 9780415598545
• ISBN10: 0415598540
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-02-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book examines the politics of Jerusalem since 1967 and in particular the city's decline as an Arab city. It covers issues such as the Old City, the barrier, planning regulations and efforts to remove Palestinians from it. However, it is principally concerned with Palestinian politics and how they have evolved over time from the grass roots upwards. It provides a broad overview of the contemporary situation and political relations inside the Palestinian community, but also with the Israeli authorities. As such it gives a unique insight into the views of Palestinians on their lives and political position.

Author Biography

Hillel Cohen is a research fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies and teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published widely on the palestinian refugees in Israel on the Nakha, and on Israel-palestiniant relations in general.

Table of Contents

List of figures	p. vii
Preface and Acknowledgements	p. ix
Prologue	p. xv
Jerusalem: capital of Palestine and focus of identity, 1917-93	p. 1
Creation of a capital 1917-48	p. 1
Capital-in-waiting 1948-67	p. 3
Capital in the making 1967-93	p. 6
Capital under fire: Jerusalem during the first Intifada	p. 13
Capital in decline: the political process and the downward slide of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) 1993-2000	p. 19
The Oslo years: the security dimension	p. 20
Confused society under dual sovereignty	p. 26
The Israeli policies - a Palestinian perspective	p. 36
Collapse of the capital: al-Aqsa Intifada and the armed struggle	p. 41
Jerusalemites and the suicide attacks	p. 44
"Traditional" terror	p. 54
Political action in the shadow of the al-Aqsa Intifada	p. 65
Al-Haram al-Sharif as a political center	p. 70
The Islamic Movement in Israel - and al-Aqsa	p. 76
NGOs in Jerusalem	p. 80
Education and identity	p. 86
Palestinian-Israeli joint struggle	p. 91
House demolitions and urban planning	p. 101
Al-Quds University: academia in the midst of controversy	p. 104
Palestinian elections in Jerusalem: the local and the national	p. 108
Preparing for elections	p. 108
Results of 2006 elections: an analysis	p. 121
Jerusalem 2010: conclusion and a look to the future	p. 127
Notes	p. 137
Sources and bibliography	p. 149
Index	p. 153
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