The politics of Jerusalem and holy cities with Mick Dumper

In the opening episode of season 2 of Jerusalem Unplugged, Prof. Mick Dumper tell us about the complexities and nuances of the politics of Jerusalem since 1967. As Prof. Dumper contributed to the emerging peace process in the 1990s he brings us firsthand accounts of the position of Jerusalem in the process. Prof. Dumper reminds us that religion is extremely important when discussing Jerusalem as faith and control of the city goes hand in hand. We discussed the very controversial and sensitive is sue related to groups who want to rebuild the Jewish Temple on the Haram al-Sharif. With Prof. Dumper we talked about the question of the Trump administration that moved the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the consequences of this move. It is not easy to see what the trends are and what the future may bring, says Prof. Dumper and we agree that the current situation it is just too unpredictable. We then talked about holy cities and the conflicts that are generated in order to control them, but first what does make a city holy? Originally published 09/14/2021Welcome to Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast. This is the new link and home of Jerusalem Unplugged, all old and new interviews will be published through the new link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.