Palestinians in Jerusalem fall into an extremely unusual political space that theoretically gives them some access to two different political systems, the Israeli one and the Palestinian one. In reality, they are not able to access either system in a way that would open a path to any adequate form of self-representation, let alone political power.
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Hussein al-Khalidi
A physician and politician from Jerusalem who played a central role in the Palestinian nationalist movement and left a copious record of it all.
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Thirty Years Post-Oslo, Palestinian Jerusalemites Feel Orphaned and Leaderless
Four prominent Palestinian Jerusalemites share their thoughts about how the Oslo Accords devastated East Jerusalem.