Rassem Khamaisi

Geographer and Professor of Urban Planning

Dr. Rassem Khamaisi is a geographer and urban and regional planner. He is Professor of Urban Planning in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Haifa University and Chairman of Kufr Kanna Center for Planning and Research. His work concentrates on public administration, public participation, local government, and urban management, with a special focus on alternative and counter urban planning, urban geography, water management.

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Backgrounder Land Settlement and Registration in East Jerusalem

Israel froze modern LSR in East Jerusalem in 1967. In 2018, it reversed this policy in an open attempt to strengthen its sovereignty over the contested area.

Backgrounder The Complex and Unresolved Status of Land in East Jerusalem

An overview of the labyrinthine status of land in East Jerusalem and its implications