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Reversing Israel’s Deepening Annexation of Occupied East Jerusalem
Reversing Israel’s Deepening Annexation of Occupied East Jerusalem
Table of Contents
  1. Executive Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. A Jewish Majority in “Unified Jerusalem” at Minimum Cost
    1. Demographic Manipulations
    2. Territorial Schemes
  4. Squaring Circles
    1. Telling Failures
      1. Greater Jerusalem Law
      2. The Elkin plan and its discontents
    2. New Policies: Investing in East Jerusalem’s Economy
  5. Economic Integration, Political Separation
  6. An Intra-Israeli Debate
  7. Exiting the Road to Nowhere
  8. Conclusion
  9. Appendix A: A Map of Greater Jerusalem
  10. Appendix B: A Map of Greater Jerusalem Showing Elkin Plan for Excision
  11. Appendix C: The Five-year Plan
Palestinians walk past a section of he controversial Israeli barrier as they make their way to attend the first Friday prayer of Ramadan in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah 19 June 2015. \ REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
Report 202 / Middle East & North Africa

Reversing Israel’s Deepening Annexation of Occupied East Jerusalem

Israel is pursuing new ways of cementing its grip on occupied East Jerusalem, further enmeshing the city’s Palestinians while maintaining a Jewish majority within the municipal boundaries. These schemes could spark conflict. The new Israeli government elected in September should set them aside.

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