mandelbaum gate
Sole Jerusalem crossing point 1948-1967
Episodes
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#5531: Crayon Lines and Custom Posts: How Border Precision Creates AbsurdityA wax pencil drawn across a 1948 map became Jerusalem's binding border. Ghajar's line is precise but unmarked. What makes a border real? -
#5495: Musrara: Growing Up on Jerusalem's Pencil-Drawn BorderHow a border drawn with wax pencils in 1948 split Musrara's homes in two — and shaped the neighborhood that raised the Israeli Black Panthers. -
#2686: Why Jerusalem Stays Poor Despite Its PullWhy Jerusalem’s economy is broken, from the 1948 division to the modern housing crisis.