A group of Palestinian Jerusalemites reflect on the impact of 59 years of Israeli military, administrative, and legal occupation on their city—past, present, and future. From housing, education, and religious life to socioeconomic status, cultural ...
Sitting beneath a tree beside the rubble of his demolished home, Fakhri Abu Diab stared out over what remained of the neighborhood where he has spent his whole life. The 62-year-old Palestinian resident of al-Bustan, a densely packed warren of hom...
Israeli authorities issued a military order to temporarily seize 5,283 square meters (5.28 dunams) of land in the town of Jaba, north of occupied East Jerusalem, in an attempt to impose new facts on the ground, the Jerusalem Governorate said on Tuesd...
On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Knesset’s Education Committee, Zvi Sukkot of the far-right Religious Zionist Party, arrived at a Palestinian school in East Jerusalem for a “surprise visit” – his second in two weeks. He did not come to evaluat...
The Jerusalem Governorate said on Monday that the approval by the so-called “Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee” of the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem to deposit a new colonial plan to establish around 450 colonial u...
The so‑called “District Planning and Construction Committee” of the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem has moved forward with a plan to establish 450 colonial housing units in the Palestinian neighborhood of Umm Lisoun in occupied Eas...
The authorities are raiding institutions, including a historic bookstore and theater, as they attempt to rewrite the city’s story. The children were already on stage at East Jerusalem’s El-Hakawati Theatre, waiting for the lights to dim and for �...
On July 8, 2026, ACRI appealed to the Mayor of Jerusalem, the CEO of the water utility company Hagihon, and the Director of the Water Authority, demanding the immediate provision of sewage services to residents of the Shuafat Refugee Camp neighborhoo...
Israeli settlers recently established an illegal outpost near the Bedouin community of Ma'azi Jaba', northeast of occupied Jerusalem, intensifying fears among residents that a months-long campaign of attacks and land seizures aims at displacing Pales...
The European Union’s annual settlement report documents a record 35,370 housing units advanced through 56 plans in occupied East Jerusalem during 2025, nearly double the 2024 total. It identifies seven proposed new settlements and lists plans affec...
Jerusalem Story examines increasing Israeli police intervention in the administration of al-Aqsa Mosque through interviews with Jerusalem Waqf employees and officials. The publication documents entry bans imposed on Waqf staff and council members, po...
On Tuesday, Israeli forces accompanied by Hanamel Dorfman, chief of staff for National Security Minister Ben Gvir, raided UNRWA’s Qalandiya Vocational Training Center. The forces conducted a tour of the site, photographed the premises and stated th...
