TerrestrialJerusalem

Twitter feed of the Israeli NGO, Terrestrial Jerusalem, which deals with Israeli-Palestinian relations in the city.

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

הנתונים של שאול אינם כוללים את האצת ההתנחלויות במזרח ירושלים.

מאז הצהרות עקבה ביום 26.2 23, קודמו באופן משמעותי 11,179 יחידות תנחלויות של מזרח ירושלים.

לניתוח של המתרחש במזיד י-ם, ראו הדיווח שלנו, הראשון בסדרה, על השינויים הגדולים במזרח ירושלים וסביבתה:
https://t.co/V584JsZknu

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

For the first instalment: https://t.co/vhpF2ma80n (5/5)

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

Recent months show changes in the trajectory and nature of the conflict in Jerusalem, threatening the city’s character. Many developments (not limited only to settlement expansion) are years in the making, some are only bearing fruit now. (1/5)

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

In the coming days, we’ll share analysis on components driving the strategic agenda:
1. EJ-Bethlehem buffer
2. Major developments along eastern flank in E-1 area
3. GoI construction in Palestinian neighbourhoods
4. EJ-Ramallah corridor developments
5. Old City Encirclement (4/5)

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

Thread.

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Breaking and important.

The government sponsored encirclement of Jerualem's Old City with Biblically motivated settlements proceeds apace.

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

Thread on impending Jerusalem Day Flag March.

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

Thread.

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There are a number of new and potentially consequential developments regarding Thursday's controversial Flags March in Jerusalem.

The volatile segment of the March is the entrance to the Muslim Quarter via Damascus Gate and to it's major thoroughfare, Al Wad St.

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

Thread on the “Sovereignty”, “Fabric of Life”, “Apartheid” Road in Area C.

Our full analysis here: https://t.co/3k05jQJmAM

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

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Thread, and a long one.

Our in-depth analysis.

The most impactful act taken recently by Israel is a road. It entails the completion of a 4.9 km. segment of road immediately to the East of East Jerusalem, located between the Palestinian villages of Az Za’yyem & Al ‘Eizariya

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

This month, all eyes were on Jerusalem. How did developments impact the status quo at the Holy Esplanade? Listen to TJ’s latest podcast episode to unpack the dynamics from police conduct at the site, to Temple Mount activism and the Waqf calculus: https://t.co/jUUuq7IBQW

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

Breaking and important.

PMO has announced the cessation of visits by Jews and tourists to Al Aqsa until the end of Ramadan.

(Nir Hasson: Even a broken clock is...etc.).

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

Breaking and super -important.

The final hearing on the doomsday settlement, E-1, has been postponed from March 27 until June 12.

For those of little faith: we know this isn't conclusive, but we've been delaying it this way since 1997.

For background: https://t.co/718C1N8suD

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

From Aqaba to Al Aqsa, @DanielSeidemann and special guest Amb @DanKurtzer analyze the state of play in Jerusalem and the West Bank in this volatile period leading up to the Ramadan/Passover/Easter overlap. Listen to full podcast ep here: https://t.co/bU1SgNw1ZM

[Dina Kawar @AmbKawar]

شددت على اهمية الوصاية الهاشمية التاريخية على المقدسات الاسلامية والمسيحية في القدس الشريف خلال لقائي في السفارة اليوم وفدا من فريق عمل سياسات القدس. كما اطلعت الوفد على جهود المملكة في إعادة التهدئة وتهيئة الظروف لإطلاق مساراً سياسياً على أساس حل الدولتين. @TJJerusalem

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

Thanks to @AmbKawar and @JoEmbassyUS for an important and timely exchange about challenges at the Holy Esplanade, threats to the political and religious character of East Jerusalem, and the need for local and international synergy to preserve prospects for a political horizon.

[Dina Kawar @AmbKawar]

Reaffirmed the importance of the Hashemite Custodianship over the Muslim & Christian holy sites in Jerusalem w/ distinguished members of the Jerusalem Policy Task Force @JoEmbassyUS earlier today. We discussed the urgency to restore calm & halt measures that undermine the 2SS.

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

Important explainer on ABC of home demolitions in East Jerusalem.

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For background on East Jerusalem home demolitions, read our primer (14 years old but still largely relevant):

https://t.co/MTYkkARFb9

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

Breaking, important and good news. The Wadi Qadum demolition scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled, or better indefinitely postponed.

This did not happen on its own, and the engagement from friends of Israel abroad was critical.

Thanks guys.

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

An excellent Al Jazeera documentary explainer on the status quo on the Holy Esplanade, including interviews with my friend and colleague @elgindy_
Crisis Group's Tahani Mustafa and myself.

https://t.co/sqn44CBXN7

[TerrestrialJerusalem @TJJerusalem]

Listen here to @TJJerusalem’s latest podcast episode as we unpack the nucleus of the current round of violence in Jerusalem, why ‘deterrence’ measures amount to a reckless form of collective punishment, and why hopelessness is the ultimate destabilizer.

https://t.co/1kmUeVU2ka

[Daniel Seidemann @DanielSeidemann]

The targeting of a synagogue for a terror attack on Friday evening is no accident.

From the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa to Mount Zion, from Neve Yaacov to the Christian Quarter, events in Jerusalem are being driven by weaponized faith.

Morphing from "political" to "religious".