Yitzhak Reiter: 3 books
by Yitzhak Reiter
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Yitzhak Reiter presents a picture of the role of Islam in mandatory Jerusalem through the resources of the Waqf. The prevalent image of institutionalized corruption within the Waqf system is not completely supported by the findings of the study.
Contesting Symbolic Landscape in Jerusalem
Jewish/Islamic Conflict over the Museum of Tolerance at Mamilla Cemetery
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
In 2006, a dispute broke out regarding an initiative by the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (backed by Israeli authorities) to construct a Museum of Tolerance (MoT) in West Jerusalem. The museum was to be built on a plot of land that in the past had been part of the historic Muslim Mamilla...
Contested Holy Places in Israel–Palestine
Sharing and Conflict Resolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Over the last twenty years, there has been a growing understanding that conflicts in or over holy places differ from other territorial conflicts. A holy site has a profound meaning, involving human beliefs, strong emotions, "sacred" values, and core identity self-perceptions; therefore a...