القدس: مدينة للجميع؟

November 4, 2024 | Published by Visualizing-Palestine

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Strict movement restrictions in East Jerusalem are prohibited collective punishment of Palestinians

October 20, 2024 | Published by B'Tselem

Since October 14, 2015, Israeli security forces in Jerusalem have implemented a closure policy involving the installation of numerous checkpoints and concrete roadblocks in East Jerusalem, significantly restricting Palestinian movement. The policy in...

Fact sheet – Demographics of East Jerusalem (October 2024)

October 17, 2024 | Published by The world Council of Churches

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...

Israeli Courts Order More than 50 Palestinians Expelled from Homes in Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah

September 23, 2024 | Published by My Jerusalem Story

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...

Distribution of School-Aged Palestinian Children in East Jerusalem

September 18, 2024 | Published by My Jerusalem Story

The report outlines the education landscape for Palestinian children in East Jerusalem, including official Manhi schools, unrecognized awqaf and UNRWA schools, and private institutions. It also notes that a significant number of school-aged children ...

Israeli Border Police officers attacked a family at home in Silwan and arrested the father

September 12, 2024 | Published by BTSELEM

On August 9, 2024, Zuheir a-Rajabi, a resident of Batan al-Hawa in Silwan, East Jerusalem, was assaulted and arrested by Border Police while trying to defuse a situation involving local children. After initially discussing the matter with an officer,...

Bir ‘Awna: The Neighborhood Israel Snatched from Beit Jala

September 9, 2024 | Published by Jerusalem Story

Before Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967, Bir ‘Awna (Arabic for Well of Assistance), roughly 326 dunums in size, was a neighborhood of the town of Beit Jala in the Palestinian Bethlehem Governorate, just 2 kilometers from Bethlehem’s city cen...

The Long, Humiliating, and Expensive Trek for Palestinian Jerusalemites Traveling to Jordan

September 8, 2024 | Published by My Jerusalem Story

It explores the challenging experience of Palestinian Jerusalemites traveling to Jordan via the King Hussein Bridge. It details the emotional and logistical hurdles they face, including costly fees, lengthy waits, and often dehumanizing treatment fro...

Arts, Crafts, and Poetry in Jerusalem’s Yabous Cultural Centre

August 20, 2024 | Published by My Jerusalem Story

The Yabous Cultural Centre in Jerusalem recently hosted a vibrant bazaar on August 17, 2024, featuring local artists and craftspeople showcasing handmade products. The event is part of the Jerusalem Folk Arts Festival, aiming to revive Palestinian cu...

Jerusalem’s Cultural Resilience against Israeli Efforts at Erasure

August 11, 2024 | Published by grassrootsalquds

Jerusalem has always preserved its historical status as a political and social space that is host to cultural activity. Despite the development and transformations the city has undergone on the political and social levels, it has maintained a cultu...

Israel Detains Muslim Spiritual Leader Sheikh Ekrima Sabri and Bans Him from Entering al-Aqsa Mosque for Six Months

August 9, 2024 | Published by My Jerusalem Story

Snapshot: In a further narrowing of the space for freedom of expression for Palestinian Jerusalemites, Israel bans Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the head of the Higher Muslim Committee in Jerusalem, from entering al-Aqsa Mosque for six months....

Israel to Move Forward with Nearly 7,000 New Settlement Units in East Jerusalem

August 6, 2024 | Published by My Jerusalem Story

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...