This fact sheet is a product of the work of the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (WCC-EAPPI) under the EU-sponsored project entitled “Maintaining a Lively Palestinian and Bedouin Presence in EA...
The Israeli Supreme Court has ordered the forced expulsion of over 50 Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem's Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah neighborhoods, as part of a broader policy facilitating Jewish settlement. Recent rulings favor settler g...
Israel is advancing plans for nearly 7,000 new settlement housing units in East Jerusalem, with key projects in Gilo, Givat Hamatos, and Ramot. These expansions aim to strengthen Israel's control over the area, severing East Jerusalem from the West B...
In light of the ICJ advisory opinion, the Shehadeh family of 15 faces the threat of forcible eviction from their home in Batan al-Hawa, Silwan, within the next ten days. On July 14, they received an eviction notice from the Enforcement and Collection...
Israel’s West Bank wall, built from 2002, separates Palestinians from Israel and Israeli settlements, with critics claiming it annexes Palestinian land. The wall is deemed illegal by international law, as it cuts through Palestinian territories and...
The article discusses Israel's ongoing Settlement of Land Title (SOLT) initiative in East Jerusalem, which began in 2018 after being frozen since 1967. This process is criticized by the Israeli NGO Ir Amim as a means to dispossess Palestinians and fu...
The text highlights Jerusalem, particularly occupied East Jerusalem, as a deeply contested and sacred area. It explains that the Noble Sanctuary (Haram al-Sharif)—located in East Jerusalem—is a key Islamic holy site and also sacred in Judaism. Th...
Legal Status of Jerusalem: Jerusalem's status remains contested since 1948, with the western part controlled by Israel and the eastern part occupied but considered Palestinian territory under international law. Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem i...
The report, published six months after the October 7th attacks, outlines the severe impact of the Gaza war on Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem. It highlights worsened discrimination and human rights violations, including movement restrictions,...
The report highlights the significant escalation in settlement expansion and home demolitions in East Jerusalem since the outbreak of the war in October 2023. It details the promotion of new settlements with over 12,000 housing units and an alarming ...
This backgrounder explores the political representation of Palestinians in Jerusalem, a city with a complex and disputed status. Despite being a large population, Palestinians in East Jerusalem have lacked meaningful political representation since Is...
This testimony describes the horrific treatment of a Palestinian man who was arrested on 12 October 2023. The man was abducted by armed individuals, who later identified themselves as part of an Israeli police unit. He was subjected to physical abuse...
