Holy Places in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Confrontation and Co-existence (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415549019 ISBN 13: 9780415549011

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Addresses the major generators of conflict and toleration at shared holy places in Palestine and Israel. Examining the religious, political and legal issues, this book shows how the holy sites have been a focus of both conflict and cooperation between different communities.

About this title

About the Author:

Marshall J. Breger is a Professor of Law at the Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America where he teaches Administrative Law, Church and State, International Law, and Legal Issues of the Mid East Peace Process. A contributing columnist to Moment magazine, he writes and speaks regularly on both legal issues and issues of Jewish public policy and has published in numerous law reviews and periodicals.

Yitzhak Reiter teaches at the Conflict Studies Program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science of Ashkelon Academic College. Between 1978 and 1986 he served as the Deputy Advisor on Arab Affairs to three Israeli Prime Ministers and is very active in projects of Jewish-Arab dialogue inside Israel.

Leonard Hammer is Associate Professor at Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus. He lectures in the fields of public international law and international human rights, and has published books, articles, and chapters pertaining to these areas. He has received a number of fellowships and grants to conduct research on international law, freedom of religion and conscience, migrant workers, and holy places.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0415549019
• ISBN 13: 9780415549011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Breger Marshall J., Reiter Yitzhak, Hammer Leonard