The report highlights the ongoing Israeli violations in Jerusalem, focusing on the illegal annexation, dispossession, and appropriation of Palestinian land, culture, and historical sites. It presents interconnected breaches of human rights, specifica...
Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem has once again made headlines due to the ongoing threat of eviction facing Palestinian families in the area. The evictions, which have sparked protests and clashes, stem from a long-standing legal battle against settle...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In June 2002, Israel began constructing the Separation Barrier in the West Bank, claiming security concerns after Palestinian attacks. However, its route largely follows settlement boundaries, facilitating Israel's annexation of Palestinian land. The...
1- Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem pay taxes to the Israeli authorities. Yet Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem do not receive adequate services. Only 10% of Jerusalem’s city budget is directed toward Palestinian neighborhoods, which ar...
