Jerusalem: A City and Its Future

by Marshall Breger, Ora Ahimeir

Overview

Selected essays by notable scholars that address practical issues of concern and offer possible solutions regarding future peace in Jerusalem. Many of the perspectives in these essays are unique and have never been published for a wider audience. Contributors consider aspects of the politics of religion - an issue rarely explored objectively in existing literature. Other articles propose ways of mediating the challenges of Jerusalem. In covering a range of crucial subjects, the book will appeal to Jewish and Christian audiences alike. Other primary readers include Middle East and law scholars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815629139
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	06/01/2002
Series:	Publication of the Jerusalem Institute Series
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 8.96(h) x 1.13(d)

Table of Contents

	Illustrations	xi
	Tables	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xv
	Contributors	xvii
	Abbreviations	xxiii
	Introduction	1
Part 1	Issues of Law and Politics
1.	Jerusalem in Our Time: Past, Present, and Future	17
2.	Jerusalem: Some Legal Aspects	61
3.	The Future Settlement of the Dispute over Jerusalem: Strategical and Institutional Aspects	91
4.	Jerusalem and the U.S. Congress	124
5.	Rule and Role in Jerusalem: Israel, Jordan, and the PLO in a Peace-Building Process	137
6.	The Role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in a Future Permanent-Status Settlement in Jerusalem: Legal, Political, and Practical Aspects	175
Part 2	Issues of Law and Religion
7.	The Religious Significance of Jerusalem in the Middle East Peace Process: Some Legal Implications	223
8.	Haredim and Palestinians in Jerusalem	235
9.	A New Status for Jerusalem? An Eastern Orthodox Viewpoint	256
Part 3	The Temple Mount
10.	Jewish-Muslim Modus Vivendi at the Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif Since 1967	269
11.	Delicate Balances at the Temple Mount, 1967-1999	296
Part 4	Issues of Governance
12.	The Municipal Organization of the Jerusalem Metropolitan Area: Conceptual Alternatives	335
13.	Jerusalem Economy and the Peace Process	360
14.	Environmental Issues in the Jerusalem Metropolitan Area	379
15.	Living Together and Apart in Jerusalem: Lessons Learned	401
	Glossary	431
	References	433
	Index	461

Editorial Reviews

The status of the city of Jerusalem is a major cause of friction in the already terrible relations between Palestinians and the State of Israel. Breger (law, Catholic U. of America) and Ahimeir (director, Jerusalem Institute for Israeli Studies) present nine essays exploring issues of law, politics, religion, history, the environment, and governance related to the future dispensation of the city. The essays collectively seem to promote an Israeli controlled Jerusalem (including East Jerusalem) that recognizes the political, economic, and religious rights of the Palestinians and other minorities. Virtually no Palestinian voices are presented. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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