Islam, Jews and the Temple Mount: The Rock of Our/Their Existence
This study presents the first comprehensive survey of the abundant early Islamic sources that recognize the historical Jewish bond to the Temple Mount (Masjid al-Aqsa) and Jerusalem. Analyzi...
What Might Happen if Palestinians Start Voting in Jerusalem Municipal Elections?
Published by Rand Corporation
Gaming the End of the Electoral Boycott and the Future of City Politics:
Since Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem after the 1967 war, the vast majority of Palestinian residents of t...
Download PDF From Jerusalem, to Mecca and Back - The Islamic Consolidation of Jerusalem: Executive Summary
This study addresses the question of whether the issue of Jerusalem and the holy places are an unsolvable component in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It also asks: to what extent religiou...
Peacemaking in Jerusalem - A Task Team Report
“This report was first published in Hebrew in June 2000, a week before the Camp David Middle East summit. It became the principal document consulted by Israeli negotiators when the Jer...
War, Peace International Relations in Islam: Muslim Scholars on Peace Accords with Israel
This book analyzes the thinking of Muslim legal experts and muftis in the field of international relations, as well as their efforts to adapt Islamic law (shari’a ) to the realities of...
Pub No. 404
This paper aims to analyze the strategic implications of Jewish settlement in the heart of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood for the State of Israel’s vital interests. It also aims to examine t...
Pub No. 409
This book discusses the controversy of the construction of the Museum of Tolerance in Mamilla, on a plot that in the past it had been a Muslim cemetery. This conflict reflects a clash betwee...
Towards Inclusive Israeli Citizenship
The founders of Israel had a vision of a state that would fulfill the right of the Jewish people to self-determination and grant full equality to the Arab minority who remained after the con...