This vivid behind-the-scenes account of Israeli rule in Jerusalem
details for the first time the Jewish state's attempt to lay claim
to all of Jerusalem, even when that meant implementing harsh
policies toward the city's Arab population.
The authors, Jerusalemites from the spheres of politics,
journalism, and the military, have themselves been players in the
drama that has unfolded in east Jerusalem in recent years and
appears now to be at a climax. They have also had access to a wide
range of official documents that reveal the making and
implementation of Israeli policy toward Jerusalem. Their book
discloses the details of Israel's discriminatory policies toward
Jerusalem Arabs and shows how Israeli leaders mishandled everything
from security and housing to schools and sanitation services, to
the detriment of not only the Palestinian residents but also
Israel's own agenda. "Separate and Unequal" is a history of lost
opportunities to unite the peoples of Jerusalem.
A central focus of the book is Teddy Kollek, the city's
outspoken mayor for nearly three decades, whose failures have gone
largely unreported until now. But Kollek is only one character in a
cast that includes prime ministers, generals, terrorists, European
and American leaders, Arab shopkeepers, Israeli policemen, and
Palestinian schoolchildren. The story the authors tell is as
dramatic and poignant as the mosaic of religious and ethnic groups
that call Jerusalem home. And coming at a time of renewed crisis,
it offers a startling perspective on past mistakes that can point
the way toward more equitable treatment of all Jerusalemites.
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