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Recent clashes between Israeli settlers and Jerusalemite Palestinians have been billed as a religious war but they are the outcome of Israel’s plans to Judaize the city and empty it of its Palestinian inhabitants in its colonization of the occupied Palestinian territory. Al-Shabaka Policy Member Nur Arafeh analyzes the tools Israel is using and the Palestinian leadership vacuum that has left the defenseless population to fend for itself.

The Future of Jerusalem: Sacred Space or Open City?

by Salim Tamari

In this policy brief, Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Salim Tamari examines the different proposals for the future of Jerusalem. Rooted in the sacrilization of the city, Tamari argues that the proposals ignore the colonial subjugation of Jerusalem. He contends that this fact must be addressed in order to achieve an equitable resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The Palestinian Authority Security Forces: Whose Security?

Researching Palestinian Refugees: Who Sets the Agenda?

Talking Palestine: What Frame of Analysis? Which Goals and Messages?

Whose “Ethnic Cleansing?”: Israel’s Appropriation of the Palestinian Narrative

How Israel Uses Gas to Enforce Palestinian Dependency and Promote Normalization

Do Not Let Go of the Green Line: It Is Israel’s Achilles Heel

Palestinians and the Syrian War: Between Neutrality and Dissent

Focus On: Jerusalem

Which Jerusalem? Israel’s Little-Known Master Plans

Israel’s Dangerous New Transfer Tactic in Jerusalem

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