Armistice in Jerusalem: Once Again?

Whenever there seems to be a real opportunity for settling the Israeli-Palestinian problem, Jerusalem is put on the negotiations table. While the Arabs in general wish to restore the status quo ante-bellum of 1967, whereby Jerusalem was divided, the mainstream in Israeli politics strives to maintain...

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Published inIsrael affairs Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 74 - 89
Main Author Israeli, Raphael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis GroupAbingdon, UK 01.09.2004
Subjects
Arab Israeli Relations
Arab-Israeli conflict
Armistice
Conflict Resolution
Israel
Jerusalem, Israel
Palestinians
Peace process
Regional studies
Territorial disputes
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Summary:Whenever there seems to be a real opportunity for settling the Israeli-Palestinian problem, Jerusalem is put on the negotiations table. While the Arabs in general wish to restore the status quo ante-bellum of 1967, whereby Jerusalem was divided, the mainstream in Israeli politics strives to maintain a united Jerusalem under Israeli rule, with some concessions for East Jerusalem Arabs. If the Arabs had their way, one would return to the unhappy period of the armistice (1947-67), where barbed wire partitioned the city, Jews were prohibited from free access to their humanitarian and cultural institutions, in contravention of the Israeli-Jordan Armistice Agreement, and hundreds of people lost their lives in occasional outbursts of firing. The experience of the armistice regime should, therefore, serve as both a warning against reverting to that anomaly which ended in the 1967 war and as a negative guideline to the sort of accommodation to be sought under any future arrangement. Reprinted by permission of Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
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ISSN:1353-7121
1743-9086
DOI:10.1080/1353712042000242581