Webinar with ISMI Director Ken Stein, "Trump Plan for the Middle East: Context & Implications," February 20, 2020 (Video and Audio)

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Jerusalem Timeline

Events and quotations cited here demonstrate Jerusalem’s political and religious importance and craving to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, and when in time each of them controlled parts of the city. Other items here note when and/or why caliphs, churches, conferences, emirs, empires, generals, kings, resolutions, sultans, treaties, and other entities proclaimed privileges, control, and asserted views on how the city should be ruled, or which denominations within a faith could impose its physical control over the city, portions of it, or a particular venerated site.

Cronología de Jerusalén

Los eventos y las citas en este documento demuestran la importancia política y religiosa de Jerusalén y el ansia por la misma del cristianismo, el islam y el judaísmo. También se notan la razones y ocasiones cuando las diferentes religiones, califas, iglesias, congresos, emires, imperios, generales, reyes, resoluciones, sultanes, tratados y entidades controlaron, proclamaron privilegios, o afirmaron sus dictámenes sobre la manera de gobernar un lugar particular venerado, la ciudad, o partes de ella. 

Surveys and Polls

• • David Pollock, Washington institute for Near East Policy, "Palestinian Public Rejects Trump Plan, But Prefers Calm Practical Response," February 14, 2020
  • Israel Democracy Institute, "The Israeli Democracy Index: 2019," January 7, 2020
  • Israel Democracy Institute, "Majority of Israelis Support their Parties Joining a Blue and White Coalition," November 3, 2019
  • Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, "Generation Z in the MENA Region – Similarities and Variances among Young Adults in Israel and Selected MENA Arab Countries," October 2019
  • Israel Democracy Institute, "Conditional Partnership 2019: Relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel," September 22, 2019