In the waning hours of the Trump Administration, the Israeli government issued a significant slate of last-minute settlement approvals, including granting a tender for the construction of an East Jerusalem settlement (Givat Hamatos) long understood to be a âdoomsdayâ settlement by those advocating for a two state solution. Given the centrality of Jerusalem to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, what do these latest settlement advancements say about the state of play in Jerusalem facing the new Biden Administration? How should East Jerusalem settlements (and settlements more generally) be understood in Israelâs de facto annexation of Palestinian land? To shed light on these issues, Foundation for Middle East Peace has joined Jerusalem experts Zena Agha of the Middle East Institute and Daniel Seidemann of Terrestrial Jerusalem. The Foundationâs Kristin McCarthy - author of the weekly Settlement & Annexation Report - will moderate this discussion which begins with her introductions.
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This Week in Palestine 2-14-2021
The state of play in Jerusalem facing the new Biden Administration