Negotiating Jerusalem

Jerome M. Segal is a Research Scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies, University of Maryland. Shlomit Levy is a Research Associate at The Guttman Center, Israeli Democracy Institute. Nadar Izzat Sa'id is Director of the Development Studies Program at Bir Zeit University, Palestine. Elihu Katz is Trustee Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and Research Associate at The Guttman Center, Israeli Democracy Institute.

"…this is an impressive and valuable study of Israeli and Palestinian perceptions of Jerusalem." — CHOICE"A refreshing approach to the complex issue of negotiating a Palestinian-Israeli settlement over the question of Jerusalem. Basing himself on separate studies of Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs done with his coauthors, Segal shows perceptively that there is in fact more overlap between the attitudes of the two sides than is generally believed—and therefore more room for negotiating this issue. This book is neither polemical nor partisan, although it makes a point which is disputed by many. It does so by relying on solid survey research, and by disaggregating a question which is normally treated as a single unit. It should make a lot of waves." — Rashid Khalidi, author of The Origins of Arab Nationalism"The issue of Jerusalem is of decisive importance for Middle East peace. No polling data with anything like the sophistication present in this book has ever been available on this subject." — Ian S. Lustick, author of Unsettled States, Disputed Lands: Britain and Ireland, France and Algeria, Israel and the West Bank-Gaza

• Preface Part I. The Status of Jerusalem in the Eyes of Israeli-Jews and Palestinians: A Policy Perspective Jerome M. SegalA. Israeli Jews B. Palestinians Part II. The Status of Jerusalem in the Eyes of Israeli-Jews: A Survey Research Perspective Shlomit Levy and Elihu KatzAn Analysis of Israeli Jewish Opinion on the Status of Jerusalem Shlomit LevyHighlights and Commentary Elihu KatzPart III. The Status of Jerusalem in the Eyes of Palestinians: A Survey Research Perspective Nader Izzat Sa'id*An Analysis of Palestinian Opinion on the Status of Jerusalem Central Findings and Conclusions Part IV. Is Jerusalem Negotiable? Jerome M. SegalAppendix A: Data from Study of Israeli-Jews Appendix A-1: Questionnaire and Distribution of Responses in Percentages for the National Sample and the Settler Sample Appendix A-2: Cross-Tabulation of All Replies by Ideological Tendency Appendix A-3: Cross-Tabulation of All Replies by Religious Observance Appendix B: Data from Study of Palestinians Appendix B-1: National Sample and Region Appendix B-2: Cross-Tabulation by Political Affiliation Appendix B-3: Cross-Tabulation by Religiosity Appendix B-4: Cross-Tabulation by Religion About the Authors Index