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Overview"Jerusalem, which means ""city of peace,"" is one of the most bitterly contested territories on earth. Claimed by two peoples and sacred to three faiths, for the last three decades the city has been associated with violent struggle and civil unrest. As the peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis reach their conclusion, the final, and most difficult issue is the status of Jerusalem. How and to what extent will these two nations share this city? How will Christians, Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem and around the world redefine their relationship to Jerusalem when the dust settles on the final agreement? Will the Israelis and Palestinians even be able to reach an agreement at all? Menachem Klein, one of the leading experts on the history and politics of Jerusalem, cuts through the rhetoric on all sides to explain the actual policies of the Israelis and Palestinians toward the city. He describes the ""facts on the ground"" that make their competing claims so fraught with tension and difficult to reconcile. He shows how Palestinian national institutions have operated clandestinely since the Israelis occupied the eastern half of the city, and how the Israelis have tried to suppress them. Ultimately, he points the way toward a compromise solution but insists that the struggle for power and cultural recognition will likely continue to be a permanent feature of life in this complicated, multi-cultural city." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Menachem Klein , Haim Watzmanv , John T Maltsberger , Mark GoldblattPublisher: New York University Press Imprint: New York University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.585kg ISBN: 9780814747544ISBN 10: 081474754 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 01 March 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsA book of considerable weight and an important contribution to the growing genre of political studies in Jerusalem. <br>--, - Michael Dumper, Journal of Palestine Studies (<p> Klein's excellent survey of these realities and dynamics will remain an important brief for decision-makers in the future. )-( The Journal of Israeli History ), () Author InformationMenachem Klein is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |