Jerusalem City Council member Hilik Bar writes about why he believes the new plans for East Jerusalem will benefit the Palestinian residents, and why he disagrees with the Elders.

"At that moment, the cashier at the entrance to the Dead Sea was but an advocate for segregation - an apostle for the apartheid system." Sari Freitekh describes the day his darker-skinned Palestinian friend was denied entrance to a Jewish-only beach in the West Bank.

Tali Nir describes the violence and discrimination against Palestinians in East Jerusalem and argues that a new approach is needed to ensure that the rights of all residents are respected.

Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel represent 20 per cent of the country's population, but have long been sidelined from the peace process. In this blog, the Mossawa Center - the Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel - argues that giving them a place at the table would benefit Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.