Beyond The Wall Ir Amim Report, January 2007

One quarter of Jerusalem's Palestinian population - some 55,000 residents - will be separated from the city as a result of construction of the separation barrier. This calls into question Israel's claim that security alone dictated the barrier's route, and points to the political and demographic considerations behind it. Israel's unilateral policy does not take into account the needs of Jerusalem's Palestinian residents and risks damaging the city itself as well as a future resolution of the conflict. The report examines the barrier's impact on Jerusalem and its implications for Israel's long-term interests.

Sheikh Sa'ad and the Separation Barrier: Trends in Jerusalem Ir Amim Report, August 2006

The Sheikh Sa'ad neighborhood has been the focus of a court battle and public debate regarding its future and its residents’ continued connection with Jerusalem. The case casts light on several aspects of Israeli policy in the Jerusalem area. Ir Amim regards Sheikh Sa'ad as a litmus test with respect to other neighborhoods in the Jerusalem vicinity. The High Court’s forthcoming decision, and state policy as reflected in the route of the barrier in the Sheikh Sa'ad area, will have consequences in a number of key arenas, as this report will highlight: humanitarian (the “proportionality” question), security-related, demographic, and urban.

Jerusalem in the shadow of the disengagement from Gaza Ir Amim Position Paper, August 2005

With local and international attention focused on the disengagement from Gaza, the Israeli government is currently implementing policies intended to expand the borders of Greater Jerusalem, to appropriate East Jerusalem, and to create facts on the ground that may well thwart any chance for Palestinians and Israelis to arrive at a political solution. Ir Amim believes that this policy has far-reaching negative ramifications for the status and stability of Jerusalem, and for the future of relations and negotiations with the Palestinians toward a political settlement. This position paper is written with the purpose to illuminate these intentions and the manner in which they are being carried out, and to warn about their possible consequences.

Developments in Jerusalem - By Daniel Seidemann Position Paper, November 2004

A brief summary of developments on the ground in Jerusalem and its immediate environs during the first eleven months of 2004.