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Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem?

Palestinians comprise nearly half the population of Jerusalem and have built, and shaped, the city for centuries, yet their stories are rarely told.

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Closure and Access to Jerusalem

Jerusalem is known as an open, international, “city of peace.” For millions of Palestinians, however, it is a closed, virtually unreachable, city.

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Institutional Capacity

Israel’s long record of deinstitutionalizing and de-developing the Palestinians of Jerusalem against the counterpoint of their resilience and determination to retain their agency and dignity in their city

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Spiritual and Religious Life

For centuries, Jerusalem has been holy to the three monotheistic religions. What are the realities facing those who wish to worship in this treasured holy space today?

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Feature Story Bigoted Harassment of Christians in Jerusalem Increased in 2025

The climate for Christians is becoming more inhospitable, especially in the Old City

Feature Story A Joyful Community Celebrating Holy Fire in a Newly Reopened Old City Faces Police Clampdown, Aggression

The Orthodox community came out joyfully to celebrate their holiest day in a newly reopened Old City, but police restrictions darkened the day.

Feature Story Settler Groups Are Taking Over the Basha Family Building in the Old City

The Basha family is being forcibly expelled from their home in the Old City by settler groups backed by Israeli courts.

Blog Post Israel Quietly Waging War against Silwan

Residents of a targeted neighborhood wait in dread for the bulldozers.

Photo Album “Jerusalem Is Ahead of Me”: The Art of Kamal Boullata

A Jerusalem artist and art historian in exile whose work explored the beauty and pain of the Jerusalem he remembered

Feature Story Israel Hurries to Register All East Jerusalem Land by 2029

A bureaucracy deployed in the service of accelerating ethnic cleansing

Feature Story The Settlement of Land Title (SOLT): “The Most Acute Threat Facing Palestinian Residents of Jerusalem Today”

Israel is ramping up the settlement of land title (SOLT) in East Jerusalem, dispossessing Palestinians and Judaizing the city.

Backgrounder The Complex and Unresolved Status of Land in East Jerusalem

An overview of the labyrinthine status of land in East Jerusalem and its implications

Spiritual and Religious Life Bio Ekrima Sabri

Lionized preacher of al-Aqsa Mosque and former grand mufti of Jerusalem who embodies Palestinian steadfastness

Feature Story A Joyful Community Celebrating Holy Fire in a Newly Reopened Old City Faces Police Clampdown, Aggression

The Orthodox community came out joyfully to celebrate their holiest day in a newly reopened Old City, but police restrictions darkened the day.

Blog Post Jerusalem’s Old City Reopens, but Residents Worry It May Not Be for Long

Israel finally allows Jerusalem’s Old City a respite after nearly six weeks of closure

Feature Story New Israeli Rules Send the City’s Palestinian Private Schools into Crisis

Israel’s threats to deny permits to teachers with PA IDs are creating a crisis for Palestinian private schools.

Feature Story Bigoted Harassment of Christians in Jerusalem Increased in 2025

The climate for Christians is becoming more inhospitable, especially in the Old City

Feature Story Road 45, a New Israeli Settler-Only Road, Will Now Traverse Qalandiya, Further Dispossessing Palestinians

The network of settler-only roads around Ramallah and northern Jerusalem is expanding.