Jerusalem in Diplomatic History

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1 Autumn 2017 Jerusalem in Diplomatic History How to Transfer Holy Russia into the Holy Land Elena Astafieva The United States and the Struggle in the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem James R. Stocker Greece in the Holy Land during the British Mandate Konstantinos Papastathis Our Country s Prestige... The Status of France s Representation in Jerusalem Dominique Trimbur French Language Teaching in Palestine: A Diplomatic Stake Clementine Rubio The Disappointed Consul: Nageeb J. Arbeely Linda K. Jacobs Marginal Diplomacy: Alexander Knesevich and the Consular Agency in Gaza Dotan Halevy The Italian Consulate in Jerusalem: The History of a Forgotten Diplomatic Mission Roberto Mazza, Maria Chiara Rioli, and Stéphane Ancel Vatican Diplomacy and Palestine Paolo Zanini UNESCO s First Mission to the Holy Land Benedetta Serapioni INSTITUTE OF JERUSALEM STUDIES

2 Editors: Salim Tamari and Issam Nassar Associate Editors: Penny Johnson and Alex Winder Managing Editor: Carol Khoury Guest Editor: Roberto Mazza Advisory Board Yazid Anani, A. M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah Rochelle Davis, Georgetown University, USA Beshara Doumani, Brown University, USA Michael Dumper, University of Exeter, UK Rema Hammami, Birzeit University, Birzeit George Hintlian, Christian Heritage Institute, Jerusalem Huda al-imam, Palestine Accueil, Jerusalem Omar Imseeh Tesdell, Birzeit University, Birzeit Nazmi al-jubeh, Birzeit University, Birzeit Hasan Khader, al-karmel Magazine, Ramallah Rashid Khalidi, Columbia University, USA Yusuf Natsheh, al-quds University, Jerusalem Roberto Mazza, University of Limerick, Ireland Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Mada al-carmel, Haifa Tina Sherwell, International Academy of Art Palestine, Ramallah The Jerusalem Quarterly (JQ) is published by the Institute of Jerusalem Studies (IJS), an affiliate of the Institute for Palestine Studies. The journal is dedicated to providing scholarly articles on Jerusalem s history and on the dynamics and trends currently shaping the city. The Quarterly is known both for its pioneering social history and for its contemporary analyses of Jerusalem from writers on the ground, covering Palestinian lived experiences in the city, analyses of land appropriation and settlements and formal and informal negotiating strategies on, and visions for, the future of Jerusalem. Ranging from Ottoman and Mandate times to the complexities and dangers of the present, we offer incisive articles that analyze the role of culture, media, religion and politics in the struggles to claim the city. This journal is produced with the financial assistance of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Palestine/Jordan. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do therefore not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, nor those of the editors or the Institute of Jerusalem Studies. ISSN Design: PALITRA Design Printed by Studio Alpha, Palestine

3 Table of Contents Jerusalem in Diplomatic History Editorial Diplomacy in the Holy Land: New Sources, Themes and Topics...3 Roberto Mazza, Guest Editor Russian Policy in Palestine in the Late Imperial Period,...7 Or How to Transfer "Holy Russia" into the Holy Land? Elena Astafieva The United States and the Struggle in...19 the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, James R. Stocker Greece in the Holy Land during the British Mandate...30 Konstantinos Papastathis Our Country s Prestige...43 The Status of France s Representation in Jerusalem Dominique Trimbur French Language Teaching in Palestine: A Diplomatic Stake...59 Clementine Rubio The Disappointed Consul: Nageeb J. Arbeely...69 Linda K. Jacobs Alexander Knesevich and the Consular Agency in Gaza, Dotan Halevy The Italian Consulate in Jerusalem...94 The History of a Forgotten Diplomatic Mission, Roberto Mazza, Maria Chiara Rioli, and Stéphane Ancel New Sources on the Ethiopian Christian Community in Jerusalem, Stéphane Ancel and Vincent Lemire Vatican Diplomacy and Palestine, Paolo Zanini UNESCO s First Mission to the Holy Land, Benedetta Serapioni Our Weapon Here Is the Prayer Rug Abd El-Raouf Arnaout Jerusalem Statistical Yearbook, 2017: Summary Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Cover photo: Austrian Post Office, inside Jaffa Gate, at the turn of the century. G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

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