Between exclusionary nationalism and urban citizenship in East Jerusalem/ al-Quds

The dominant stream of political geography research links ethnic or racial marginalization and class-based resulting from gentrification processes. This study presents a new phenomenon “minority gentrification:” led by Arab entrepreneurs business owners in the city Acre which challenges narrative emphasizes complexity relationship between class ethnonational identity. Based on qualitative method including in-depth interviews with lower-income tenants, as well analysis policy documents press articles, this offers term “stratified marginalization” to describe relative advantage over tenants. Simultaneously, it describes trap they find themselves their identities explanations provide for process. Finally, tension Arabs different classes result gentrification. findings contribute re-evaluation ethnonationalism intersectionality way that recognizes benefits middle-class one hand, multiple margins lower-class tenants other.