The Silwan area, located south of the Old City of Jerusalem and annexed to the city’s municipal boundaries, is home to some 20,000 Palestinian residents. Its unique location next to the Old City, near al-Aqsa Mosque for Palestinians and the Temple ...
As humanitarian and human rights organisations that have worked for years in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, we are appalled by the Israeli Knesset’s decision to approve a bill that makes death penalty effectively mandatory in the We...
Until 1948, Jerusalem was a mixed city of Jews and Arabs, alongside Armenians, Greeks, and others—all of whom had deep religious, cultural, and collective ties to it. The rise of national movements—Zionism on one hand, and the Palestinian nati...
RAMALLAH, April 1, 2026 (WAFA) – A general strike was observed Wednesday across the occupied West Bank governorates, including occupied Jerusalem, in response to a call from the Fatah movement and other national and Islamic forces, in protest again...
Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem pay taxes to the Israeli authorities. Yet Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem do not receive adequate services. Only 10% of Jerusalem’s city budget is directed toward Palestinian neighborhoods, which are h...
Due to the Ministry of Interior’s (MOI) foot-dragging in handling residency status applications of children born to Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, it is not uncommon for the processing time of such applications to span years and even deca...
Speakers: Dr. Hanna Swaid, Chairperson, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning (ACAP) Participants: Walaa Hayek, Project Coordinator, Arab Center for Alternative Planning; Ahmad Sandoka, Project Coordinator, Arab Center for Alternative Planning;...
Jerusalem – On Tuesday, the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency (BMAQ), in partnership with the Moroccan Association for the Support of Reconstruction in Palestine, launched an emergency campaign to support the health and education sectors in Jerusalem...
The Gaza Strip Families across the Gaza Strip have concluded the month of Ramadan amid deepening humanitarian needs and heightened exposure to violence, displacement, and destruction of property. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Ri...
Chair, I am honoured to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. The European Union follows developments in the Middle East with utmost concern. We call for maximum restraint, protection of civilians and full respect of inte...
JERUSALEM, March 22, 2026 (WAFA) – Colonists on Sunday seized two apartments belonging to the Basbous family in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, after forcefully evicting the family under an order issued by Isra...
Jerusalem – In partnership with the “Ambassadors of Happiness Association,” the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency (BMAQ) organized a Ramadan entertainment evening on Tuesday in the village of Bir Nabala, northeast of Jerusalem. As part of BMAQ’...
