A tale of two cities: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in an age of globalization

Alfasi, Nurit; Fenster, Tovi

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2005.05.006

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“…However, from the mid-1980s, with the ongoing dominance of the neoliberal agenda in Israel (Ram, 2000), different parts of the municipality have witnessed a severe shortage of state support (Alfasi and Fenster, 2005). I would suggest that in Jerusalem's contested context this trend was signifi cant.…”

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God, Globalization, and Geopolitics: On West Jerusalem's Gated Communities

Yacobi

2012

Environ Plan A

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Over the last two decades West Jerusalem's city centre has undergone widescale privatization of space which is expressed, for instance, in the extensive construction of gated-community housing compounds. This is a global process which can be seen in many cities where neoliberal policies are implemented, resulting in the expansion of the elite's private capital on the one hand and the weakening of the welfare state as part of globalization processes on the other. However, this explanation is not suffi cient when analyzing the privatization of space in West Jerusalem's city centre, which is spatially and politically part of the ongoing Israeli-Arab confl ict. In other words, my argument is that the case of West Jerusalem illustrates a combination both of local ethnosecurity discourses and of global neoliberal urban policies which do not contradict each other, but rather are complementary.

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God, Globalization, and Geopolitics: On West Jerusalem's Gated Communities

Yacobi

2012

Environ Plan A

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“…Researchers claim that the two cities demonstrate a growing disparity in Israeli identity and consciousness (Alfasi and Fenster, 2005;Ram, 2005). Mainly, however, there is a contrast between the impact of religion and nationalism, characterized by Jerusalem, and that of globalization, characterized by Tel Aviv-Jaffa.…”

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“…Specifically, an attempt to create a cluster of "creative" and "innovative" activities-with the complementary "creative lifestyle"-plays an important part in both the direct and indirect policies of governmental and civic groups. The fading of the state seems irrelevant when it comes to Jerusalem, because the government has a longstanding policy of intervening in Jerusalem's municipal affairs (Sharkansky, 1993;Alfasi and Fenster, 2005). Governmental and municipal bodies cooperate in the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA), established in 1988, as part of the continuous policy of supporting the local economy.…”

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“…"The city that never stops," as its local slogan now boasts, contains Israeli's opera house, leading theaters and dance companies, as well as a plethora of restaurants and nightclubs. Not only is it the main residential center for artists (Gal-Ezer, 1997;Kipnis, 2005), metropolitan Tel Aviv-Jaffa also hosts public-opinion makers, the largest newspapers, media groups, and advertising firms (Alfasi and Fenster, 2005).…”

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“…In an earlier study (Alfasi and Fenster, 2005), we argued that Jerusalem is a poor city with limited resources and a diversified population, and that many of its municipal affairs are run by the state. Consequently, the Israeli Ministry of Housing is deeply involved in housing projects in Jerusalem, and the Ministry of Education provides direct support to Downloaded by [University of California Santa Barbara] at 13:07 14 June 2016 the education systems of different religious sectors with almost no involvement of the municipal government.…”

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A tale of two cities: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in an age of globalization

Cited by 68 publications

References 17 publications

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