Breakfast meeting during the Saladin Days 2017 in Oslo - with Daniel Seidemann, Trond Bakkevig, Jacob Høigilt and Marte Heian-Engdal.
Why is solving the problem over Jerusalem in the Israel-Palestine conflict so difficult?
Why is solving the problem over Jerusalem in the Israel-Palestine conflict so difficult?
- Daniel Seidemann (Terrestrial Jerusalem) will talk about Jerusalem’s intricate infrastructure, and the practical challenges in dividing the city between the two people.
- Trond Bakkevig (PRIO) presents the burning religious aspects of Jerusalem, and in what way these prevent a solution to the conflict.
- Jacob Høigilt (PRIO) focuses on the situation of Palestinians in East Jerusalem. They feel forgotten and neglected, but their fate is central to the conflict.
- Marte Heian-Engdal (PRIO) gives an introduction and moderates the panel.
The seminar is co-hosted by the House of Literature and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).
Registration to this seminar is not necessary.