Yitzhak Reiter
Yitzhak Reiter (born 5 September 1952) is an Israeli political scientist.
Career
Reiter teaches in the Conflict Studies Program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in the Department of Political Science at Ashkelon Academic College. Between 1978 and 1986, Reiter as the Deputy Advisor on Arab Affairs under three Prime Ministers of Israel.[1][2][3]
His academic expertise consist in modern Middle East politics and history; conflict resolution at sacred sites and holy places; the political history of Palestine, Jordan, and Israel; Islamic law and religious institutions and comparative perspectives on minority-majority conflict.
Books
- Jerusalem and its Role in Islamic Solidarity. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- National Minority, Regional Majority: Palestinian Arabs versus Jews in Israel. Syracuse University Press, 2009.
- Islam and Peace Accords with Israel in Contemporary Fatwas. Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 2008. [Hebrew, forthcoming in English]
- Islamic Institutions in Jerusalem: Palestinian Muslim Administration under Jordanian and Israeli Rule. The Hague, London and Boston: Kluwer Law International, 1997.
- Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem under British Mandate. London and Portland OR: Frank Cass, 1996
References
- ↑ http://hrcolumbia.org/sacred_spaces/bios.htm
- ↑ "From Jerusalem to Mecca and Back; The Islamic Consolidation of Jerusalem," Yitzhak Reiter, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 2005.
- ↑ In the beginning was Al-Aqsa; A new study exposes the systematic Muslim denial of the existence of Solomon's Temple by clergymen, historians and statesmen. Some claim that the mosque was built in the times of Adam, Nadav Shragai, Haaretz, Nov. 27, 2005,
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