Humanitarian Situation Update #291: Jerusalem & West Bank

May 21, 2025 | Published by OCHA

The number of Palestinian homes demolished by their owners in East Jerusalem for lacking Israeli-issued building permits has been on the rise. So far in 2025, 62 per cent of demolished structures in East Jerusalem were demolished by their owners....

Israel Increasing Efforts to Expel Jerusalem’s Palestinian Villages

May 20, 2025 | Published by Jerusalem Story

Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem hit a new record in 2024, with 255 buildings razed that year. This year is already on track to surpass that figure as more structures have been demolished thus far in 2025 than during the sam...

Statement in solidarity with the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem

April 12, 2025 | Published by World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches (WCC) condemns the Jerusalem Municipality’s foreclosure order against the Armenian Patriarchate, calling it a violation of religious freedom and the historic Status Quo. WCC expresses solidarity with Christian communit...

Anatomy of Inequality

April 10, 2025 | Published by Visualizing-Palestine

In 1948, the Palestinian population was forcibly displaced from West Jerusalem. Following the 1967 war, Israel annexed East Jerusalem, incorporating its largely Palestinian population. Today, the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality implements p...

Young Armenians with deep roots in Jerusalem work to preserve their land

March 21, 2025 | Published by World Council of Churches

An Israeli settler group is attempting to take over Cow’s Garden, a key piece of land within Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter. Armenian community members, led by young advocate Djernazian, are defending the land through legal channels and raising awa...

How Daydreaming on Her Commute Led to M’s Ban from Jerusalem

March 11, 2025 | Published by My Jerusalem Story

A Palestinian woman from Ramallah, was excited to start her new job in Jerusalem but faced complications with Israel's permit system. Despite obtaining a permit to enter Jerusalem, M was banned after accidentally failing to properly log her exit at t...

John Rose and the Armenians of Jerusalem: A Personal Journey of Destiny

February 15, 2025 | Published by My Jerusalem Story

The memoir *Armenians of Jerusalem: Memories of Life in Palestine* by John H. Melkon Rose provides a vivid and personal account of life in Palestine between 1924 and 1974, spanning the turbulent periods of British imperialism, the 1948 War, and the I...

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