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IF IMPLEMENTED SUCCESSFULLY, THE PEACE ACCORD BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS WILL VINDICATE THOSE WHO BELIEVED THAT NEITHER DECLARATIONS, NOR SETTLEMENTS, NOR LAND SEIZURES WOULD TRANSFORM THE WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP INTO PERMANENT PARTS OF THE JEWISH STATE. THIS ARTICLE SUGGESTS THAT ALTHOUGH NOW THE THOUGHT MAY SEEM UNIMAGINABLE, THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO EXPANDED EAST JERUSALEM. IT ARGUES THAT OPENING THE PROBLEM OF JERUSALEM UP TO RATIONAL DISCUSSION IS NOW CRUCIAL. THE FETISH OF "UNITED JERUSALEM" IS ONLY ONE OF PARTS OF THE ISRAELI "NATIONAL CONSENSUS" THAT HAS NOT YET SUCCUMBED TO THE WEIGHT OF FACT AND CIRCUMSTANCE. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT FOR BOTH JEWS AND ARABS, REDEFINING JERUSALEM CAN EASE THE PAIN OF SHARING IT.

Reviews 2 books which form the basis of analysis of a theory of state building. This theory was in effect adopted by the Likud in its efforts to include the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in Israel. Presents a model of territorial statebuilding based on 2 'thresholds' in the institutionalisation of state authority. (GAW)

Aims to document rather than explain a qualitative shift in the institutionalisation of Ireland's inclusion within the British state, thereby illustrating how discontinuous aspects of state expansion and contraction can be analysed. (JLN)

Shows how different conditions of a fluid & changing environment affect the stabilization or institutionalization of an identity as dominant in a polity. We used the Agent-Based Identity-Repertoire (ABIR) model as a simulation tool & confined our attention to relatively simple identity situations. Strong evidence was found for the emergence of identity institutionalization, existence of a "crystallization" threshold, effectiveness of divide-&-rule strategies for the maintenance of an identity as dominant, efficacy of a network of organic intellectuals, & hegemonic levels of institutionalization. Thresholds leading to hegemony were not observed. Preliminary results from experiments examining more complex identity situations have been corroborative. 7 Figures, 2 Appendixes, 29 References. Adapted from the source document.