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The dangerous game of the Jerusalem flag march – opinion

27/07/2021

Controversial rituals like the flag march serve as tools in the domestic political game, and Decision-makers need to choose to ban them a...

Politics hamper replacing hazardous bridge to Temple Mount

22/07/2021

Mughrabi Bridge was never intended to be a permanent walkway and engineering report says it is in danger of collapse, but sensitivities o...

Jerusalem: City or Symbol?

11/06/2021

What is happening in Sheikh Jarrah lies at the heart of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. ...

Jewish-Arab Ties in Jerusalem Have Ruptured, Except for Rare Islands of Coexistence

30/05/2021

Jerusalem, the most diverse city be...

Jerusalem in 2021 Approaching 1 Million Residents, More Diverse than Ever

10/05/2021

On the occasion of the 54th Jerusalem Day, the Jerusalem Institute presented to President Reuven Rivlin and the Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe...

Israel’s Jerusalem Syndrome

09/05/2021

Opinion: The recent clashes in a capital where even the smallest spark can set its streets alight are a direct result of the city’s...

What does the future hold for east Jerusalem?

06/05/2021

For the past few years negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been stuck, but regardless, it seems clear that in ...

Jerusalem in 2021: By the numbers

06/05/2021

Earlier this week, Dan Halperin and Lior Schillat, chairman and CEO of the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, presented to Presiden...

Roundtable Discussion: How the Coronavirus Affects Jerusalem

01/12/2020

Evidence of urban changes that have occurred so far and predictions regarding the effects that will remain in the city ...

Excess Mortality (Or Not) in Israel in the Year 2020

28/07/2020

After examining the data for excess mortality in Israel, we pose the following question: Has the year 2020, so far, been the deadliest of...

Changing lifestyles in response to the Corona pandemic

16/06/2020

Valerie Brachya | The’ New Normal’ after Covid-19: Governments seem to be missing the point. This is a moment of change which could be ha...

Press Release: Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem

18/05/2020

More women in hi-tech, more tourists than in any other city, a decrease in immigration balance, and at least 16 companies researching COV...

Coping with the Coronavirus in East Jerusalem, May 2020

10/05/2020

The spread of the Coronavirus in East Jerusalem, and the response to it on the part of East Jerusalem civil society and the Israeli and P...

Join Us on Feb 17th: The Arab Spring | Trump’s plan

31/01/2020

Spring or Autumn? The Arab Spring and its Implications for Arab Christians in the Holy Land | Jerusalem is a significant compon...

October 2019 Newsletter

06/10/2019

New Arabic Website and the Tour to Belfast ...

The Strong Impression that Belfast Made on Me

30/09/2019

A Personal Journey – From Jerusalem to Belfast and Back How does a rehabilitati...

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Yair Assaf-Shapira

Head of Data Analysis and Services

Expertise Fields:

Jerusalem Metropolitan
Jerusalem Neighborhoods
Jerusalem Statistical Yearbook
Population and Society
Statistics and Data

Dr. Amnon Ramon

Senior Researcher

Expertise Fields:

Jerusalem History
Population and Society

Dr. Maya Choshen

Senior Researcher

Expertise Fields:

Jerusalem Statistical Yearbook
Population and Society
Public Service in Local Authorities
Statistics and Data
Urban Planning

Israel (Lulik) Kimhi

Researche Associate

Expertise Fields:

Tourism
Urabn Geography

Prof. Glenn Yago

Senior Director, Milken Innovation Center

Yamit Naftali

Formerly Researcher and Manager of International Research

Expertise Fields:

Circular Economy

Lior Schillat

Director General

Expertise Fields:

Jerusalem Metropolitan
Population and Society
Statistics and Data

Steven Zecher

Senior Researcher

Expertise Fields:

Capital Market Strategies
Community Development
Housing
Policy Research
Regional Development

Tehila Bigman

Formerly, Researcher

Expertise Fields:

East Jerusalem
Islam
Population and Society

Sarit Bensimhon-Peleg

Deputy Director General for Research

Expertise Fields:

Evaluation Research
Governance
Philanthropy and the Third Sector
Policy Research

Murad Natsheh

Researcher

Expertise Fields:

East Jerusalem
Information Systems
Urban Planning

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