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Hbs gladly announces the new edition of Jerusalem Quarterly (JQ 75) of our long-standing partner, Institute for Palestine Studies / Institute for Jerusalem Studies. This edition is titled: “Policing, Imprisonment and Securitization”.

Hbs gladly announces the new edition of Jerusalem Quarterly (JQ 73) of our long-standing partner, Institute for Palestine Studies. This edition titled “Narrating the Self” is a biography issue – Of Memoirs, Miracles and Sanctifications

With joy and pride Heinrich Boell Foundation Palestine & Jordan congratulates the two scholars of the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) on receiving awards from the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) and the State of Palestine, respectively.

Hbs gladly announces the new edition of Jerusalem Quarterly (JQ 72) of our long-standing partner, Institute for Palestine Studies. This edition features an excellent editorial "Donald Trump's Generous Offer on Jerusalem" and other timely entries on Jerusalem.

With joy and pride Heinrich Boell Foundation Palestine & Jordan congratulates the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on winning the Nobel Peace Prize 2017. ICAN is a partner of our foundation in Berlin. From a region under threat by nuclear armament we extend our best wishes to ICAN International and ICAN Germany.

The Ramallah team of hbs extends its congratulations to South African activist Nomarussia Bonase on receiving the prestigious Anne Klein Women’s Award. In raising her voice for the victims of Apartheid and in fighting for equal rights she is an inspiration to us. Her dedication to women’s rights and social justice is commendable. Non-violent resistance to racism and injustice is a path equally shared by Human Rights Defenders in Palestine. We wish Nomarussia Bonase success in her struggle. The hbs team Ramallah.

Nur Arafeh from our partner Al Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, has prepared a policy brief on the collapse of the economy in East Jerusalem. Her study’s focus is on the tourism sector and the markets in the old city of Jerusalem. Starting with a chronological and comparative analysis of the decline in these two sectors Nur Arafeh continues to offer a comprehensive account of already existing civil society strategies to encourage Palestinians to remain resilient against the growing restrictions. Furthermore, she stresses the need to develop a common approach on envisioning the kind of Jerusalem Palestinians would want to promote and live in.     

Which Jerusalem? – This question was raised in a Böll Debate on July 12 2016 in the Meeting Room of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Ramallah. The discussion was based on a policy brief presentend by the excellent young expert Ms. Nur Arafeh, Policy fellow of Al Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network. In her paper she had researched “Israel’s Little Known Master Plans for Jerusalem”, which aim to develop the city exclusively for the Jewish people and to further marginalize the Palestinian population.

While the negotiations about the framework agreement facilitated by US Secretary of State John Kerry are still ongoing, Palestinians are debating their political options beyond the talks which many regard as futile. The Heinrich Böll Foundation organized a round table debate entitled “The Kerry Framework – (Any)where to go from here?” aiming to discuss this issue with Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, former negotiator and senior advisor to president Mahmoud Abbas, political analyst, legal advisor, and former PLO spokesperson Diana Buttu, as well as the director of the human rights organization Al Haq, Dr. Shawan Jabarin.