Palestinians in Jerusalem fall into an extremely unusual political space that theoretically gives them some access to two different political systems, the Israeli one and the Palestinian one. In reality, they are not able to access either system in a way that would open a path to any adequate form of self-representation, let alone political power.
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Amin al-Husseini
A founder of the Palestinian nationalist movement; a devout, diplomatic, and popular leader who spent much of his career in exile