One quarter of Jerusalem's Palestinian population - some 55,000 residents - will be separated from the city as a result of constructing the separation barrier. This calls into question Israel's claim that security alone dictated the barrier's route, and points to the political and demographic considerations behind it. Israel's unilateral policy does not take into account the needs of Jerusalem's Palestinian residents and risks damaging the city itself as well as a future resolution of the conflict. The report examines the barrier's impact on Jerusalem and its implications for Israel's long-term interests.
Reports
The Separation Barrier
Reports
Beyond the Wall
01/01/2007
Jerusalem Neighborhood Profile: Shuafat Refugee Camp
01/09/2006
The Shuafat refugee camp, the only refugee camp that lies within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, epitomizes the three issues central to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Palestinian refugees, security and the future of Jerusalem. As such, Israel has tried to ignore the existence of Shuafat Refugee Camp in the past, and recently decided to leave the camp on the Palestinian side of the Separation barrier, excluding its residents from the city.This report outlines the social, political and human fabric of Shuafat refugee camp, as it relates to the central issues of the conflict.
Permanent Residency: A Temporary Status Set in Stone
01/06/2012
Israel de facto annexed East Jerusalem but not its inhabitants. The Israeli state applied Israeli law, jurisdiction and administration to East Jerusalem, granting it "full citizenship" status. It even guaranteed its jurisdiction over East Jerusalem by passing the ‘Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel’, making it extremely difficult for any future government to cede territory in East Jerusalem. And yet, Israel did not grant citizenship rights to East Jerusalem’s Palestinian residents. These are not immigrants to Israel but native Jerusalemites who live their lives in this city. Today, one third of Jerusalem's residents live without citizenship, they live under a political structure that claims their land but does not accept them along with it.
