#111: Contiguity Denied

<p>This episode is an edited version that Americans for Peace Now held with Jerusalem expert Daniel Seidemann on February 28th, 2020.</p> <p>Danny is the director of <a href= "http://t-j.org.il/">Terrestrial Jerusalem</a>, an Israeli non-profit that works to identify and track the full spectrum of developments in Jerusalem relating to Israeli-Palestinian, Jewish-Arab relations, with an emphasis on developments that could impact a final-status peace resolution to the conflict in and around Jerusalem.</p> <p>This briefing call examines the Israeli government’s policy of creating wedge settlements around East Jerusalem to deny a contiguity to a future Palestinian state.</p> <p>For more on the E-1 project and on Givat Hamatos settlement, check out Peace Now’s backgrounders <a href= "https://peacenow.org.il/en/netanyahu-promotes-the-construction-in-e1"> here</a>  and <a href= "https://peacenow.org.il/en/construction-in-givat-hamatos-a-lethal-blow-to-the-prospect-of-peace"> here</a>  </p> <p>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TErHkEaY_Yw">this video</a> of Danny explaining the significance of E-1 </p> <p>To contact Ori Nir, write to: <a href= "mailto:onir@peacenow.org">onir@peacenow.org</a></p> <p>To donate to PeaceCast click <a href= "https://peacenow.org/donate">here</a> and write “podcast” in the comments field.</p>