The city of Jerusalem has experienced many events over the past decade. Having multiple consequences, these incidents have been so intense that they merit a focused issue of Qadaya Israeliya (Israeli Issues). The events can be divided by the field in which they occurred. Economically, the Government Decision No. 3790 of 2018 may set a paradigm shift as it provides for integrating Jerusalemites into the Israeli economy. From a political and diplomatic standpoint, relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem and recognition by several States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel were some of the developments that should be further explored. With regard to the conflict and question of Palestine, Jerusalem has seen many uprisings, whose impacts have not so far been adequately understood. These include the Knife Intifada (2014), Metal Detector Uprising (2017), and Ramadan uprisings (2021-2022). In relation to settler colonialism, Jerusalem is a space for persistent, albeit contradictory, colonial policies, including settlement expansion engineering, spatial integration planning, segregation and exclusion [of Palestinians], and integration and assimilation [of Israeli Jews]. Neighbourhoods such as Kafr Aqab, Shu’fat, Anata, Ras Khamis, and Ras Shehada are examples of these contradictions. 

Regardless of the field in which they take place, these developments or transformations can be reviewed at two levels, the link between which needs to be conceptualised. First, Israeli top-down policymaking involves plans of the Jerusalem Municipality, decisions of successive Israeli governments, colonial engineering, etc. Second, Jerusalemites engage in bottom-up encounters with these policies. Interactions between both levels give rise to many questions, which require completely renewed theoretical framing as well as an empirical foundation for a bottom-up understanding of Jerusalem. 

Against this backdrop, the Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies (MADAR) will dedicate the next Issue 88 of Qadaya Israeliya (Winter 2022) to “East Jerusalem: Changes over the Past Decade”. To this end, MADAR calls researchers to contribute articles with a focus on any of the following topics: 

• Colonial engineering of Jerusalem, both with regard to the reorganisation of space and reproduction of the relation with Jerusalemites as a colonised subjects distinct from the rest of the Palestinian population. 
• Israeli plans introduced by both the Jerusalem Municipality and Israeli governments. Over the past decade, have these plans marked a shift in Israel’s ideology towards Jerusalem or an extension of the same Israeli approach? 
• Education in Jerusalem, particularly after the Israeli curriculum has been imposed on schools in East Jerusalem, and consequences of this transformation. 
• Jerusalem in the Zionist religious ideology, both in terms of mythological shifts relating to the status of Jerusalem (“Temple Mount” in particular) and Zionist religious doctrine of salvation. 
• The concept of status quoand role of actors who influence and are influenced by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in Jerusalem at the local level (Jerusalemites, Jerusalem-based institutions, Palestinian Authority, line ministries, official bodies, popular committees, and resistance in the Gaza Strip), Israeli level (Jerusalem Municipality, security agencies, right wing organisations), regional level (Jordanian and Egyptian roles), or global level (USA and States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel). 

Researcher papers should be submitted no later than 25 December 2022. Articles should not be more than 7500 words and essays not more than 4,000 words in length. the Chicago Manual of Style endnotes, 17th edition, should be applied. 

Wishing you good health and prosperity. 

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Description of the Journal

Qadaya Israeliya (Israeli Issues) is a quarterly research journal issued by the Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies (MADAR). The first of its kind, Qadaya Israeliya has a specific focus on Israeli affairs. The quarterly welcomes all academic contributions that present all that is new in the Israeli social, economic, political, and security landscape, including current social, intellectual, and political rifts. Qadaya Israeliya views the fields of inquiry into the Zionist movement, colonial project, Judaism, international relations, Jewish communities around the world as part and parcel of the study of Israeli affairs (For submissions of contributions, click here). 

The majority of contributions published in Qadaya Israeliya are peer reviewed, maintaining research integrity and standards of academic writing. The quarterly also furnishes an opportunity to new researchers to find the space for publishing their research papers and contributions. 

Qadaya Israeliya receives several types of contributions, which conform to its policies and vision as an academic research journal that is neither intellectually nor ideologically biased towards any particular political or intellectual movement. Along this vein, Qadaya Israeliya welcomes any of the following contributions: 

Studies: These comprise 4,500-6,000 words, including endnotes, references, and tables. 

Translations: Qadaya Israeliya welcomes translations of articles from foreign languages, mainly Hebew and English. These are directly coordinated with, and approved by, the editorial board to ensure thematic consistency with the quarterly’s vision and policies. 

Book Reviews: Ranging from 2,000 to 2,500 words, book reviews are sent through direct coordination with, and following approval of, the editorial board of the titles of reviewed books. 

Hebrew Literature: This is a special section that is not open to general contributions by researchers. It includes quotations from Israeli or Jewish literary works, together with critical introductions. 

Library Archive: This is a special section that is not open to general contributions by researchers. It features an outline of the latest publications of publishing houses in Israel, as well as films, television series, and radio programmes with relevance to the Israeli landscape. 

To submit contributions to Qadaya Israeliya, please see Publication Ethics and Publication and Citation Rules before submission. 

Objectives and vision 

The first issue of Qadaya Israeliya was released in Winter 2001. Ever since, Qadaya Israeliya has been the primary Arabic source of critical studies on Israeli affairs. The quarterly has spearheaded major discussions on society and politics in Israel, Zionism, and all aspects of colonial practices and occupation. Qadaya Israeliya provides solid and critical knowledge, engages in dialogue with many academic and research communities throughout the world, and contributes to the main discussion of Israel at both a theoretical and an empirical level. 

Qadaya Israeliya constantly strives to take a leading position in terms of content and topics. The quarterly attempts to devote specific themes for each issue with a view to addressing recent developments in the Israeli landscape. Hence, Qadaya Israeliya has been a key destination for brilliant researchers, major scholars specialising in Israeli affairs, and an emerging constellation of promising young researchers.