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An innocent question posed in good faith changes a family’s legal status and that of all its descendants.
A Palestinian in exile remembers Jerusalem’s Old City—the sights and sounds, the tight-knit community—during his last days with his formidable grandfather, the Mukhtar.
Philip Farah hasn’t lived in Jerusalem since 1978, but it remains “a huge part of my psyche.”
Grace under duress: How one kindergarten managed to adapt when Israel’s Separation Wall was routed right through its playground.
Psychological pressures for Jerusalem’s Palestinians are intense, but those who seek treatment can be helped.
A visual history of how Israel has evolved Qalandiya checkpoint to ensure regional control
What’s it like to live behind a military checkpoint in your own city?
Palestinian im/mobility at Qalandiya checkpoint should be understood within the colonial framework of power.
Teresa, 22, lives in Ramallah, but she’s never seen nearby Jerusalem due to Israel’s Separation Wall and permit regime. What lies behind the wall?
Closure, a “temporary” measure introduced in 1991, is the system that controls Palestinians’ movement and blocks millions from accessing Jerusalem.
What is closure, and how does it block Palestinians with certain IDs from moving freely? We asked Yael Berda, who worked within and studied this little-understood bureaucracy.
An unannounced closure leaves a Jerusalemite native stranded at Qalandiya checkpoint, with no way home.
Unions in Jerusalem have a long and rich history, but the few remaining are facing raids, shutdowns, and pressure to leave the city.
A lifelong servant of Shu‘fat refugee camp and its residents takes stock of the current situation there.
A visual history of how Israel has evolved Qalandiya checkpoint to ensure regional control
The famed Intercontinental Hotel atop the Mount of Olives, now the Seven Arches Hotel, faces an uncertain future.
After surviving numerous wars, al-Yateem al-Arabi, established to serve Palestinian orphans, is sending its teachers home.
Every bundle Palestinian women carry tells a story.
The state is accelerating its efforts to make Jerusalem unlivable for Palestinians.
Talent in motion, opportunity on hold: Palestinian marathoners from Jerusalem run in Bethlehem
Closure, a “temporary” measure introduced in 1991, is the system that controls Palestinians’ movement and blocks millions from accessing Jerusalem.
The Status Quo agreement on Jerusalem’s holy sites, enacted in the Ottoman era, seeks to prevent conflict between religious groups. Increasingly, it is being violated.
What does Jerusalem mean to Palestinians who identify as Jerusalemites? We posed this question to more than a dozen Jerusalemites worldwide.
What is the outlook for Christians in the Holy Land at Christmastime 2023? Five leading Palestinian Christians gather to assess their current realities.
Israel is spending millions on a Judeo-centric “Jerusalem Heritage” program for the Holy Basin.
A quick guide to the often-confusing gates to the Old City of Jerusalem
Palestinian Jerusalemites view the history of their city through a different lens. A conversation with Palestinian historian Nazmi Jubeh.
Israel’s tourist projects ringing Jerusalem’s Old City threaten to diminish the area and transform it into a Disneyfied tourist space serving Jews and their narrative.
A formidable figure who dedicated her life to the care of orphans, education of girls and women, preservation of Palestinian culture, and social service
In 2024, violent attacks by religious Jews against Christians increased, especially in Jerusalem.
The land lease deal between the Armenian Patriarchate and the Jerusalem municipality, concluded in secrecy, is now in the courts.
What is it like to come of age in Jerusalem as a Palestinian male?