Nidal al-Rajabi, a Palestinian resident of Silwan, faces a 21-day ultimatum from Israeli authorities to self-demolish his home in al-Bustan or face forced demolition. This comes just months after his adjacent commercial store was destroyed. Despite I...
On 21 May 2021, a ceasefire ended Israel’s 11-day military offensive on Gaza, which killed at least 248 Palestinians, including 66 children, and displaced 72,000. However, Israel's regime of racial oppression and dispossession over Palestinians con...
Amnesty International has condemned Israeli security forces for using excessive and unlawful force against mostly peaceful Palestinian protesters in East Jerusalem, particularly in Sheikh Jarrah and around the al-Aqsa mosque. The violence, which has ...
Al-Haq’s new report titled “House Demolitions and Forced Evictions in Silwan: Israel’s Transfer of Palestinians from Jerusalem” examines Israel’s house demolition policy as a tool of forcible transfer, the different types of demolition orde...
On the night of 21-22 July 2019, Israeli authorities attempted to deport Palestinian photojournalist Mustafa al-Kharouf from Givon Prison to Jordan, despite him having no residency rights there. The deportation was rejected by Jordanian authorities, ...
Settlers continue to move into Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, backed by Israeli authorities, leading to severe hardships for Palestinian residents. Families face eviction through legal battles favoring settlers, denial of building permi...
The report highlights Israel's systematic measures since 1967 to alter the demographic makeup of Jerusalem, specifically aiming to create an Israeli-Jewish majority by reducing the Palestinian presence. Key policies include denying family reunificati...
The report criticizes the Giro d’Italia's 2018 launch in Jerusalem, highlighting its implicit support for Israel's illegal occupation and annexation of East Jerusalem. It condemns the event for normalizing Israel's actions, which include targeting ...
This report discusses Israeli policies aimed at displacing Palestinians and altering the demographic and legal status of Jerusalem. Human rights organizations have raised concerns over Israeli laws and measures designed to reduce the Palestinian pres...
The 2018 amendment to Israel’s Entry into Israel Law allows the Interior Minister to revoke the permanent residency of Palestinians in East Jerusalem for "breach of allegiance." This policy, part of a long-standing effort to reduce Palestinian pres...
The 1947 UN Partition Resolution (181) proposed granting Jerusalem international status, but it was rejected by Palestinians and Arab States. Following the 1948 Nakba, Israel declared statehood, extending sovereignty into West Jerusalem, while East J...
Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967, which is widely considered unlawful under international law, has led to systematic policies aimed at reducing the Palestinian population in the area. Palestinians living in East Jerusalem are granted "pe...
