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Format: 18/06/2024
Format: 18/06/2024
Jerusalem – An Open City? Policy Papers

In response to criticism against Israeli settlements in Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem, the Israeli Prime Minister and the Mayor of Jerusalem claimed that all residents of Jerusalem can pur

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Making Bricks Without Straw: The Jerusalem Municipality’s New Planning Policy for East Jerusalem Reports
This report issued by Ir Amim and Bimkom examines the municipality’s new planning policy and concludes that the current planning realities in East Jerusalem serve to thwart, de facto, nearly every Palestinian building plan whether at the stage of approving the plan itself or at the stage of issuing the building permit.
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Too Little Too Late – The Jerusalem Master Plan Policy Papers

This analysis of the 2000 Jerusalem Master Plan concludes that its central goal, as pertaining to East Jerusalem, is to entrench Israeli domination over the Historic Basin and its surrounding areas

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A Layman’s Guide to Home Demolitions Reports
In recent weeks there has been a great deal of news coverage regarding planned home demolitions in East Jerusalem.  In response to the high volume of queries about the issue - focused a
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Negotiations toward an Accord on Jerusalem: Declarations vs. Actions Reports

Instead of serving to catalyze political agreement, the Annapolis Summit in November 2007 has become a launching pad for new unilateral Israeli actions in East Jerusalem: plans to construct thousan

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Winning the Battle, Losing the War: 40 Years of Israeli Rule in East Jerusalem Policy Papers
The following position paper outlines current developments in Jerusalem in relation to the policies of the Israeli governments over the past 40 years.
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The E-1 Settlement is not Ma’aleh Adummim Policy Papers

Allegedly, the E1 controversy pertains to the city of Ma’aleh Adummim to the east of Jerusalem. But E1 is not a part of Ma’aleh Adummim.

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