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...
The Palestinian Network of NGOs (PNGO) and Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) comprising over 140 Palestinian civil society organisations across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) wish to reiterate and clarify Palestinian ci...
Tensions escalate in Palestine-Israel conflict: The U.S. tightens visa scrutiny for individuals with past Gaza visits, citing national security. Microsoft faces criticism for its deep ties to Israeli military-linked tech, while Google disables Street...
Aya Khalil is a Palestinian artist born in Beirut in 1977 and raised across Yemen, Jordan, and Gaza. She later studied media and international studies at Birzeit University. Now based in Jerusalem, Aya founded her art project Shaffaf—meaning "trans...
Jerusalem – U.S. Consulate Reopening Controversy The Biden administration plans to reopen the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, restoring a direct diplomatic channel with Palestinians that was closed by the Trump administration in 2019. Israeli officia...
Living in the old city of Jerusalem amid the ongoing turmoil has profoundly shaped Maria Lubat’s day-to day life. Maria, a young Greek Orthodox Christian woman from Jerusalem, who describes the city as filled with resilience and fatigue amid ongo...
Join us for a profound journey through Via Dolorosa: The Path of Sorrows, a compelling documentary exploring the struggles and resilience of communities in the Holy Land. This exclusive screening, hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC), del...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) condemns the Jerusalem Municipality’s foreclosure order against the Armenian Patriarchate, calling it a violation of religious freedom and the historic Status Quo. WCC expresses solidarity with Christian communit...
Between March and July 2018, Human Rights Watch and Kerem Navot identified at least 139 Airbnb listings located in 61 Israeli settlements across the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem. These listings are inherently discriminatory, as Palestinians ho...
Since 1967, more than 14,500 Palestinians from Jerusalem have had their residency status revoked by Israel. This practice amounts to forcible transfer, which is classified as a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and ...
Currently, no country in the world maintains an embassy in Jerusalem. Acknowledging Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is widely viewed as legitimizing Israel’s unlawful annexation of parts of the city. In direct violation of international law, former...
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...
