DIPLOMATS, EXPATS AND THE ISRAELI MOBILITY REGIME : Who Maintains Jerusalem Borders?

This paper presents the beginning of a study on the management of Jerusalem entry permits by foreign consulates during the post Intifada period (2004-2013). Since they are regularly welcoming into their offices Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza, foreign consulates do apply recurrently for Jerusalem entry permits to the Israeli COGAT . Through this analysis, I wish to assess the role of these foreign institutions in maintaining the borders unilaterally imposed by Israel around the city.