Jakob Rieken is Program Manager at the Friedrich-Ebert-
Stiftung (FES) in East Jerusalem and was previously Desk
Officer for the Palestinian Territories and Israel at the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
(BMZ). He wishes to thank Susan Rockwell, Ingrid Ross and
Tessa Lambrich for helpful comments. The views expressed
in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the
views of his current or previous employer