< p> 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. < /p> < p> 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. < i> Separate and Unequal< /i> is a history of lost opportunities to unite the peoples of Jerusalem. < /p> < p> 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. < /p>
Show more< p> 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. < /p> < p> 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. < i> Separate and Unequal< /i> is a history of lost opportunities to unite the peoples of Jerusalem. < /p> < p> 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. < /p>
Show morePrologue The Vision and the Reality Mr. Jerusalem When Giants Sleep A Question of Trust Mr. Arafat, Can You Lend Me a Hand? The Eagle Has Landed The Forgotten Ones Security Breach Damage Control A First Friendship No Judenrein in Jerusalem A Path to Peace Not Taken Epilogue Notes Maps Index
A well and very fluently written text, armed with some subtle irony from the authors. It is an accurate description of the social and political 'realities' of the Jewish-Arab relations in this troubled city, a good description of the Israeli policies and practices, and a convincing coverage of the Arab/Palestinian responses and 'resistance' to the Israeli policies and presence. It is a personal account, a good and a sharp 'story' told by talented participant observers. [An] important book. -- Baruch Kimmerling, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The authors are clearly familiar with their subject...They bring a refreshingly different perspective to the issue of Jerusalem...Separate But Equal makes an original and important contribution to our knowledge of how things actually worked in Jerusalem. It is a gold mine of detailed information, full of revealing anecdotes, based on the authors' own knowledge on the archives and documents to which they have had access...They are to be commended for the depth and empathy they bring to the description of events. In particular, they have filled out and corrected the portrait of Teddy Kollek, the long-time mayor of Jerusalem, by exposing the degree to which Kollek, for all his good intentions and impressive personality, lacked the power or the will to do what he thought should be done. It is also to their credit that they have written in a clear and readable style. -- Mark A. Heller, Tel-Aviv University A knowledgeable and sometimes riveting behind-the-scenes account that should be read by all who care about Jerusalem, and about Israeli-Palestinian affairs more generally. This sad chronicle of Israel's treatment of Jerusalem's Arab inhabitants, presented by analysts with deep personal involvement in the events they describe, stands in stark contrast to the glowing picture that Israeli spokesmen often present to naive Western audiences. Cheshin, Hutman, and Melamed tell a story that is consistently unblinking, frequently fascinating, most often depressing, but always important. -- Mark Tessler, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee A very disturbing first hand account of why the Jewish administration of Jerusalem under mayors Kollek and Olmert constitutes an insult to 'Jerusalem,' the symbol of the highest Jewish values and humanity's hopes. -- Yaron Ezrahi
Amir S. Cheshin, a retired Israeli army colonel, was Senior Adviser on Arab Community Affairs and Assistant to former Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek. Bill Hutman was a journalist with the Jerusalem Post. Avi Melamed was Deputy Adviser on Arab Affairs to Mayor Teddy Kollek and Adviser on Arab Affairs to Kollek's successor, Ehud Olmert.
Given their high-level access to key municipal and Israeli
decision-makers, the authors succeed in exposing the horrific
lengths to which the Israeli government went to prevent the
re-division of Jerusalem and preserve its status as the united and
external capital of Israel...Separate and Unequal does provide a
healthy dose of realism from which to assess the latest round of
Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, the so-called final-status talks
and the 'Jerusalem question' in particular.
*Washington Post Book World*
With access to all the papers of the former mayor of Jerusalem,
Teddy Kollek, the authors--Amir Cheshin and Avi Melamed, two former
aides to Kollek, together with Bill Hutman, a journalist for the
English-language Jerusalem Post--tell a heart-breaking story of
squandered opportunities.
*Daily Telegraph*
One of the most important books on the Israeli rule in the
territories in general and in Jerusalem in particular.
*Ha'aretz*
Amir Cheshin, Bill Hutman and Avi Melamed argue that Israel has
suffered from 'failure after failure, missed opportunity after
missed opportunity' in governing Jerusalem. If only the Arab
population had been fairly treated, given limited autonomy under a
system of neighborhood councils or simply conceived of as a
permanent partner, then, they argue, Israel would have control of a
peaceful, united city.
*Publishers Weekly*
Cheshin and Melamed, onetime aides to former Jerusalem mayor Teddy
Kollek, and Hutman, formerly of the Jerusalem Post, offer a
scathing expose of persistent Israeli discriminatory practices
against Jerusalem Arabs...The point is well made that Israel could
do more for at least those East Jerusalem Arabs who don't openly
oppose the state, and there is much here that informs the debate on
Israel's ground zero.
*Kirkus Reviews*
[Cheshin, Hutman, and Melamed] present an unusually frank and
courageous account of relations between Jews and Palestinian Arab
citizens in Israel's capital. As the title states, the two
communities are separated, and their treatment is decidedly unequal
in nearly all aspects of communal affairs--housing, education,
health and sanitation facilities, availability of water and
electricity. The authors conclude that 'Israel has treated the
Palestinians of Jerusalem terribly...forced many of them from their
homes and stripped them of their land...while lying to them and
deceiving them and the world about its honorable intentions.'
*Choice*
A well and very fluently written text, armed with some subtle irony
from the authors. It is an accurate description of the social and
political 'realities' of the Jewish-Arab relations in this troubled
city, a good description of the Israeli policies and practices, and
a convincing coverage of the Arab/Palestinian responses and
'resistance' to the Israeli policies and presence. It is a personal
account, a good and a sharp 'story' told by talented participant
observers. [An] important book.
*Baruch Kimmerling, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem*
A very disturbing first hand account of why the Jewish
administration of Jerusalem under mayors Kollek and Olmert
constitutes an insult to 'Jerusalem,' the symbol of the highest
Jewish values and humanity's hopes.
*Yaron Ezrahi*
The authors are clearly familiar with their subject… They bring a
refreshingly different perspective to the issue of Jerusalem…
Separate and Unequal makes an original and important contribution
to our knowledge of how things actually worked in Jerusalem. It is
a gold mine of detailed information, full of revealing anecdotes,
based on the authors’ own knowledge on the archives and documents
to which they have had access… They are to be commended for the
depth and empathy they bring to the description of events. In
particular, they have filled out and corrected the portrait of
Teddy Kollek, the long-time mayor of Jerusalem, by exposing the
degree to which Kollek, for all his good intentions and impressive
personality, lacked the power or the will to do what he thought
should be done. It is also to their credit that they have written
in a clear and readable style.
*Mark A. Heller, Tel-Aviv University*
A knowledgeable and sometimes riveting behind-the-scenes account
that should be read by all who care about Jerusalem, and about
Israeli–Palestinian affairs more generally. This sad chronicle of
Israel’s treatment of Jerusalem’s Arab inhabitants, presented by
analysts with deep personal involvement in the events they
describe, stands in stark contrast to the glowing picture that
Israeli spokesmen often present to naive Western audiences.
Cheshin, Hutman, and Melamed tell a story that is consistently
unblinking, frequently fascinating, most often depressing, but
always important.
*Mark Tessler, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee*
In Separate and Unequal, Amir S. Cheshin, Bill Hutman and Avi
Melamed wisely eschew the mystical, eschatological and ethereal
realms to which many writers on the holy city ascend. They stick to
mundane municipal detail: rubbish collection, sewage, potholes,
parks and planning permissions. The authors are admirably qualified
for the task...All three know the city intimately and have made
exceptional efforts to bridge the schism that divides its Arab from
its Jewish inhabitants. Their book is an indictment of Israeli
misrule in east Jerusalem. It is all the more powerful because its
authors come from within the Israeli establishment and write from a
Zionist standpoint.
*Times Higher Education Supplement*
Their insights are primarily those of individuals who possess
unique "insider" information about the Teddy Kollek administration
(1966-93), and the book provides often intriguing material drawn
from their experiences and sources. Well-written and engaging,
Separate and Unequal is generally quite critical in its depiction
of the Jewish state's rule over the territory it conquered in
1967.
*Journal of Palestine Studies*
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