Khamaisi R.
Between Customs and Laws: Planning and Management of Land in Arab Localities in Israel. Jerusalem: Floersheimer Studies; 2007.
AbstractThis study examines the customs and social accommodations governing Arab society on issues of land management, among them: identifying boundaries, parceling land, land uses and land holding. All these developed in a rural society in which land passed on from one generation to the next. The development of land legislation in Israel and its impacts on land management under conditions of urbanization are also examined. The differences between the two systems (customs versus regulations) from social, economic, cultural and political aspects and considers their planning implications on land uses and spatial development.
khamaisi_between_customs_and_laws.pdf Hasson S.
Between Nationalism and Democracy: Scenarios on Majority and Minority Relations in Israel. Jerusalem: Floersheimer Studies; 2007.
AbstractThis study examines the relationship between nationalism and democracy in Israel and offers several scenarios on the issue of future relations between the Jewish majority and the Arab minority in Israel. The study focuses on the following cardinal questions:
* What is the ratio between nationalism and democracy in Israel?
* What are the factors shaping this ratio in Israel?
* What are the possible scenarios on the issues of nationalism and democracy and minority-majority relations in Israel?
* What can be done in light of the future possibilities described in the scenarios?
hasson_between_nationalism_and_democracy.pdf Hasson S ed.
Jerusalem in the Future: The Challenge of Transition. (
Hasson S). Jerusalem: Floersheimer Studies; 2007.
AbstractThis publication presents the complex reality of Jerusalem as a divided city analyzed by six contributors. Shlomo Hasson examines the territorial, social, economic, and political developments in Jerusalem and explores how they may affect possible solutions to the problem of Jerusalem. Shlomo Hasson and Rami Nasrallah explore the different possible futures that may be played out in the city due to the impact of local, national, and international developments. Rassem Khamaisi proposes the alleviation of the Palestinian plight through the realization of the right to the city. Amiram Gonen explores new ways of strengthening Jerusalem by creating new contacts between Israelis and Palestinians. Noam Shoval examines the morphology of the city and the impact of the security barrier on everyday life. Ifat Maoz presents survey data on public opinion regarding different solutions to the problem of Jerusalem.
jerusalem_in_the_future.pdf Luz N.
Land and Planning Majority-Minority Narratives in Israel: The Misgav-Sakhnin Conflict as Parable. Jerusalem: Floersheimer Studies; 2007.
AbstractThis publication examines the Sakhnin-Misgav land dispute in the Galilee as a test case for one of the main issues of majority-minority relations in Israel. The study outlines the various forces involved, directly or indirectly, in the protracted debates held by a special committee nominated by the Minister of the Interior on requests by the Sakhnin municipality to extend its municipal boundaries. The study mainly focuses on analyzing the characteristics of the discourse among the various factors involved in planning and lands uses, both in this particular case and on an overall national level. The analysis highlights the rise of new powers in the planning arena and the ongoing land discourse, and most particularly the appearance of civil groups and organizations. Concurrently, central government does not relinquish its hold or influence on these issues, at times applying covert practices which endorse the inequitable spatial division.
luz_land_and_planning_majority_minority_narratives.pdf Abu-Asbah K.
The Arab Education in Israel: Dilemmas of a National Minority. Jerusalem: Floersheimer Studies; 2007.
AbstractThis study examines collective educational rights within the framework of an in-depth review of the relations between the Jewish majority and the Arab-Palestinian minority in Israel. The study offers examples of minority educational systems elsewhere, highlighting similarities and differences between them and the Arab-Palestinian minority. The study also touches upon the investment in resources and the commensurate achievements as well as on the organizational framework of the Arab educational system in Israel.
abuasbah_the_arab_education_in_israel.pdf Kliot N, Khamaisi R, Shmueli D.
Views and Perceptions of the Separation Fence in Jewish and Arab Localities. Jerusalem: Floersheimer Studies; 2007.
AbstractThis study presents the views and perceptions of Arab and Jewish residents on the separation fence built in proximity to or actually on the "Green Line," as a result of the brutal terrorist attacks conducted by Palestinian organizations against Jewish localities. The study is based on interviews with residents of Arab and Jewish localities near and west of the "Green Line". In these interviews the researchers sought the plethora of views, conceptions, feelings, experiences and their analysis as to the impact of the separation fence on residents.
kliot_khamaisishmueli_views_and_perceptions.pdf