04626nam 22008413u 450 991079091450332120230803221308.01-78284-150-4(CKB)2550000001280337(EBL)1681781(SSID)ssj0001193806(PQKBManifestationID)11784744(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001193806(PQKBWorkID)11148296(PQKB)10292905(MiAaPQ)EBC1681781(EXLCZ)99255000000128033720140505d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrContesting Symbolic Landscape in Jerusalem[electronic resource] Jewish/Islamic Conflict over the Museum of Tolerance at Mamilla CemeteryChicago Sussex Academic Press20141 online resource (224 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84519-655-4 1-78284-148-2 Front Cover; About the Book and About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Mamilla Cemetery and the Chronology of the Dispute; Chapter 2: The Struggle over the Symbolic Landscape: Zionization Versus Palestinization and Islamization; Chapter 3: The Waqf in the National-Religious Struggle of the Arab-Muslim Minority in Israel; Chapter 4: The Struggle over the Jurisdiction of the Shari'a Court; Chapter 5: The Sanctity of Cemeteries in Islam: Science, Belief, and InterpretationChapter 6: The Palace Hotel and Other Precedents of Construction over Muslim CemeteriesChapter 7: "What Is Abhorrent to You, Do Not Do to Your Friend": Comparative Legal Perspective; Chapter 8: "Hidden from Sight": The High Court Verdict; Chapter 9: The Role of Judicial Tribunals in Resolving Conflicts over Holy Places; Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; Back CoverIn 2006, a dispute broke out regarding an initiative by the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (backed by Israeli authorities) to construct a Museum of Tolerance (MoT) in West Jerusalem. The museum was to be built on a plot of land that in the past had been part of the historic Muslim Mamilla Cemetery. Debate centered on whether construction of a museum dedicated to human dignity on Muslim cemeterial land was justified. Yitzhak Reiter presents the public and legal dilemmas at the individual level, the political level, and at the universal level, integrating a multidisciplinary approach invArab-Israeli conflict -- Law and legislationBuilding laws -- JerusalemCemeteries --Law and legislation -- JerusalemIslamic cemeteries -- Jerusalem -- HistoryMamilla cemetery (Jerusalem) -- Trials, litigation, etcMuseum of Tolerance and Human Dignity (Jerusalem) -- Trials, litigation, etcMuslims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- JerusalemBuilding lawsLegal status, laws, etcJerusalemMuslimsLaw and legislationJerusalemIslamic cemeteriesLaw and legislationJerusalemJewish museumsLaw and legislationJerusalemArab-Israeli conflictLaw - Non-U.SHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCLaw - Africa, Asia, Pacific & AntarcticaHILCCArab-Israeli conflict -- Law and legislation.Building laws -- Jerusalem.Cemeteries --Law and legislation -- Jerusalem.Islamic cemeteries -- Jerusalem -- History.Mamilla cemetery (Jerusalem) -- Trials, litigation, etc.Museum of Tolerance and Human Dignity (Jerusalem) -- Trials, litigation, etc.Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Jerusalem.Building lawsLegal status, laws, etcMuslimsLaw and legislationIslamic cemeteriesLaw and legislationJewish museumsLaw and legislationArab-Israeli conflictLaw - Non-U.S.Law, Politics & GovernmentLaw - Africa, Asia, Pacific & Antarctica344.5694344.5694/094344.5694094Reiter Yitzhak1513975AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910790914503321Contesting Symbolic Landscape in Jerusalem3748777UNINA