ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on a deeper understanding of the spatial, political, and social aspects of Islamic resurgence, both at large and in particular in Israel. The Haram al-Sharif is considered the third most important sacred Islamic site but it is surely 'the first political qibla'. The chapter discusses how the most holy Islamic place there, the Haram al-Sharif, is being perceived, produced, and promoted as a nexus for Palestinian communities, as both a religious symbol and a national icon. Concomitantly with global processes of Islamic resurgence, the place has become a spatial metaphor for the status and state of the Israeli-Palestinian minority, on both the local-national and the global scale. The media are one of the main arenas used to advance and promote the status of the Haram and its importance among Israeli-Palestinians. The chapter discusses the concept of geographical scale has become a buzzword of sorts in recent debates among political, economic, and urban geographers.
