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...
Settlement construction in and around East Jerusalem has dramatically increased in 2023, with plans for thousands of new Israeli homes that threaten to fragment Palestinian neighborhoods and isolate them from each other. Key projects include Nof Zaha...
The Ghaith-Sub Laban family, living in the Old City of Jerusalem since 1953, faces imminent forced eviction by Israeli authorities to allow settlers to take over their home. This move is part of a broader pattern of displacement targeting Palestinian...
Al-Haq condemns the Israeli police raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on April 5, 2023, during Ramadan, where worshipers were beaten, detained, and prevented from praying. The raids aimed to facilitate settler incursions into the mosque during the ...
Land Day, commemorated on 30 March each year, marks the 1976 killing of six Palestinians during protests against Israeli land appropriation in Galilee. Despite ongoing international condemnation, Israel's policies of land confiscation, forcible displ...
In 1967, Israel froze land settlement and registration (LSR) processes in East Jerusalem, leaving much of the land in legal limbo. Without proper registration, land cannot be developed, but the state can confiscate it. In 2018, Israel announced plans...
This Backgrounder explores the historical control of Palestinian lands in East Jerusalem—from the Ottomans to the present—revealing how Israel manipulates land settlement and registration to advance Judaization and displace Palestinians. A compan...
