On the dry hills between Jerusalem and Jericho, where the skyline is slowly being reshaped by highways, fences, and settlements, two Bedouin communities—Khan Al Ahmar and Jabal Al Baba—stand firm on land they have called home for generations....
Israel approves the construction of an extension of a segregated road that will greatly facilitate the lives of Israeli settlers living in the E1 area while preventing Palestinians from accessing a large area of the occupied Palestinian West Bank, in...
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...
This Backgrounder examines Israel's settlement expansion in East Jerusalem, occupied since 1967, focusing on three strategic settlement rings. These settlements, along with the Separation Wall, checkpoints, and bypass roads, reshape the city’s geog...
The joint report by HaMoked and B'Tselem, published in October 2017, highlights the systematic abuse and mistreatment of Palestinian minors from East Jerusalem by Israeli law enforcement. These minors are frequently arrested, interrogated without leg...
Since 1967, Israel has pursued policies in East Jerusalem that systematically discriminate against Palestinians in land, housing, and development, favoring Jewish settlement to consolidate control. These include land expropriations, restrictive plann...
Religious leaders and faith communities call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, release of hostages, unimpeded humanitarian aid, an end to occupation and violence in the West Bank, and protection of Jerusalem's Holy Sites. The letter e...
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...
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...
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...
Al-Haq reports increasing pressure by the Jerusalem Municipality on Palestinian residents and business owners in Beit Hanina, near the Israeli settlement of Atarot, linked to the construction of the "Rami Levy" supermarket and shopping complex. Busin...
On the seventh anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on the legality of the Israeli Annexation Wall in the West Bank, Al-Haq calls on the international community to fulfill its legal obligations. The ICJ declared th...
