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Saturday, August 1, 2009 Birzeit University, Kamal Nasser Lecture Hall
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9:00 -10:00
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Registration
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10:00 -10:30
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Opening session and welcoming notes
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Panel 1: Jerusalem and Politics Chair: Nasser Al-Qudwa
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10:30 - 10:50
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The new US administration,s policy towards Jerusalem and the question of Palestine
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Rashid Khalidi
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10:50 - 11:10
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European role and politics towards Jerusalem
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Joachim Paul
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11:10 - 11:30
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Arab role and policies towards Jerusalem
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Mahdi Abdul Hadi
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11:30 - 11:50
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The history of negotiating Jerusalem
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Ahmad Qurei
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11:50 - 12:10
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The media and Jerusalem: between objectivity and political commitment
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Walid Omary
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12:10 - 12:40
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Discussion
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12:40 - 1:00
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Coffee break
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Panel 2: Between law and demography Chair: Sahar Francis
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1:00 - 1:20
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Jerusalem in International Law
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Feras Milhem
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1:20 - 1:40
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Jerusalem under Israeli Law
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Usama Halaby
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1:40 - 2:00
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Stifling Palestinian Presence in Jerusalem
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Ahmad Rwaidy
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2:00 - 2:30
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Discussion
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2:30 - 4:00
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Lunch break
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Sunday August 2, 2009
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Panel 3: Israeli plans for Jerusalem Chair: Juliet Tuma
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9:30 - 9:45
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The plan to Judaize Jerusalem
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Jad Isaac
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9:45 - 10:00
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Digging up Jerusalem and its environs
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Nazmi Al Jubeh
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10:00 - 10:15
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Colonizing plans for Jerusalem
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Khaleel Toufakji
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10:15 - 10:30
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The Israeli concept of Greater Jerusalem
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Jamal Juma’
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10:30 - 11:00
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Discussion
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Panel 4: Right vs. Occupation’s law Chair: Nahla Asali
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11:00 - 11:15
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Discrimination in education against the Palestinians
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Sameer Jibreel
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11:15 - 11:30
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House demolition: a sign of the occupation policy in Jerusalem
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Yacoub Odeh
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11:30 - 11:45
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The economic realities of Jerusalem: political or economic?
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Said Khalidi
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11:45 - 12:00
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Health conditions under occupation: the situation of the Palestinian Jerusalemites
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Varsen Aghabekian
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12:00 - 12:30
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Discussion
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12:30 - 2:00
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Lunch break
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Panel 5: Colonialism, Holiness and Culture Chair: Jihan al-Hilo
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2:00 - 2:15
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Lessons from the colonial town planning for Jerusalem
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Salim Tamari
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2:15 - 2:30
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Sacred City: a holy site or a city?
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Issam Nassar
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2:30 - 2:45
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Cultural identity as a form of resistance
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Rania Elias
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2:45 - 3:00
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Veiling Palestine: A Genealogy of the Israeli Politics of Toponymy
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Abdul-Rahim Al-Shaikh
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3:00 - 3:15
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Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem: a pictorial tour
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Mona Halaby
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3:15 - 3:45
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Discussion
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Panel 6: Palestinian NGOs in Jerusalem Chair: Sama Awaidah
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3:45 - 4:00
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Woman and residency rights
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Fadwa Allabadi
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4:00 - 4:15
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The role of civil society organizations in Jerusalem
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Khalil Nakhleh
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4:15 - 4:30
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Migration of Palestinian NGOs from Jerusalem
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Fadwa Al-Sha’r/Khawaja
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4:30 - 5:00
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Discussion
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